We are delighted to announce that Queen Elizabeth High School will be hosting a charity cake afternoon for students in aid of Macmillan on Friday 4 October 2019 as part of their ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ campaign. Please note, this is a week later than the national coffee morning. We are asking for a donation of £1 per student on
What a way to win! By Mina D Year 11 QEHS Racing Team are lapping once again, this time heading North with the shared ambitions of taking home a win. On Sunday 22 September the day began with all 10 QEHS students setting off in the early hours of the morning towards North Berwick’s racing track: East Fortune. The actual
Final Open Morning – Tuesday 1 October 2019: 9.10am-11.00am I hope that those of you who managed to come along to one of our open mornings in July found the opportunity to look at QEHS in action both interesting and informative. For those who have been unable to attend so far, there is a final opportunity to see the school
Our 2019 Sixth Form Freshers’ Fair took place on Thursday 12 September. The annual event allows Sixth Form students to volunteer for local charities and take part in extra-curricular activities. Students, teachers and external representatives all contributed to a great atmosphere in the Lower School Hall. We are particularly proud of the contribution that our Sixth Form students make to
During the summer holidays, four of our Year 13 students undertook the Tube Challenge to raise money for the Great North Air Ambulance Service. The Challenge involves visiting all of London’s 270 London Underground stations in one day, and our students managed this epic undertaking in 17 hours, 44 minutes and 18 seconds! More information is available on their JustGiving
Thank you to those who were able to attend the recent public drop-in events to find out more about the proposals, following the announcement in August that Galliford Try has been selected as the preferred bidder for the scheme. The information that was displayed at the these events can be found here: QEHS & HMS New Buildings Part 1 QEHS
QEHS Rowing Club has an outstanding reputation in introducing rowing to juniors aged 13+. Rowing is an extra-curricular club and financially independent of the school so the costs of membership and the Learn to Row course are explained below. QEHSRC is one of the top junior sports clubs in the region, allowing juniors to enjoy rowing in a supportive and
Galliford Try has been selected as the preferred bidder to design and deliver new buildings for Hexham Middle School and Queen Elizabeth High School on the high school site. Two drop-in events have been arranged, to enable parents and other stakeholders to find out more about the proposals, with these taking place on Wednesday 11 September, 5pm – 8pm and
Year 13 students and staff at Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham are celebrating another set of excellent A Level results. Like last year, 41% of all entries were graded A*/A (or equivalent) which is significantly higher than the national figure. In fact, 22 students achieved the clean sweep of three or more A/A* (or equivalent) grades. We are also
We are delighted that our Under 15 Girls Cricket Team won the North of England Outdoor Cricket Competition. They beat off competition from Yorkshire and Durham and comfortably won the tournament, winning all 5 games! They have been awesome all year and deserve huge congratulations for their success. They won the above alongside winning the following: Congratulations!