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Senior Kangaroo Challenge 2023
A selection of our Maths students. On 15th November, a group of QMC maths students who achieved a Gold award in the Senior Maths Challenge progressed on and competed in the the Senior Kangaroo Challenge. The Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo Challenge is an international mathematics competition as a follow-on round to the Maths Challenge. Each…
QMC Performing Arts presents…
QMC performing arts students have been busy, working hard to prepare and perform in a variety of exciting, upcoming shows and concerts. Kicking off the theatrical extravaganza is a rendition of Shakespeare’s timeless classic, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. The 2nd-year extended diploma performing arts students have adopted this iconic comedy with a Steampunk approach to…
Senior Maths Challenge 2023
Maths students at Queen Mary’s College celebrated the results of their excellent efforts following the recent Senior Maths Challenge (SMT). Aimed at students who are in year 13 or below, this is an international competition regulated by the UK Maths Trust. The Challenge consists of a 90-minute paper with 25 multiple-choice questions where participants all…
QMC Teachers Shortlisted for ‘Above and Beyond’ Category at Destination Basingstoke Awards
Contributions to ED&I initiatives recognised at the 2023 Place to be Proud of Awards Queen Mary’s College (QMC) is proud to announce that two of its exceptional teachers, Stella Gibbons and Katherine Bejide, have been shortlisted for the prestigious ‘Above and Beyond’ category at Destination Basingstoke’s 2023 Place to be Proud of Awards. The nominations…
OFSTED Outstanding for students’ behaviour and attitudes
What a busy, exciting and successful academic year this has already been for QMC! On the back of the best exam results in the College’s history (99% A level pass rate and 81% of students achieving A*- C grades), QMC has been awarded OFSTED ‘Outstanding’ for our students’ behaviour and attitudes and ‘Good’ in all…
Challenges Abroad Trips Blog: February 2023
On Friday 3rd February groups of staff and students from Queen Mary’s College headed to the airport, bound for three separate Challenge Abroad expeditions to Cambodia, Tanzania and Thailand. Having arrived and settled in they have got stuck straight in to the activities that feature on their trip of a lifetime! Read the blog for each…
NHS Insight Day helped informed career decisions
Queen Mary’s College students recently attended a second NHS Insight Day at Winchester Hospital, providing them with valuable insight into the various career paths available within the National Health Service (NHS). The day began with a workshop on the 350+ Careers available in the NHS, followed by a captivating panel talk featuring seven different NHS…
Results Day 2022
The headlines are in and we are celebrating 99% A Level pass rate, 57% A*-B and 81% A*-C! The very best of luck to all our students who are collecting results this morning! _____________________________________________________________ Continuing Exam Success for Queen Mary’s College 99% pass rate at A Level: 81% A*-C grades 69 % High Grades for…
BBC Visits QMSamurai HQ
Today we welcomed the BBC into our bespoke QMSamurai Esports Arena! Due to our success in Overwatch, Rocket League and League of Legends, they decided to come in and see what all the fuss is about. They took a keen interest in discovering just why esports is a real sport and took the opportunity to…
Celebrating Art Centre Excellence 2022
QMC’s very own Performing Arts Centre of Excellence is celebrating! Several of our students from across Music, Drama, Dance and Performing Arts courses have been offered places on highly competitive courses, at a number of prestigious and highly sought after destinations. This video showcases just some of the students who are destined for great success…
