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On Wednesday 5th February, the Year 10 Music students along with a couple of Sixth Formers went to see the West End musical 'Wicked', particularly to see the song 'Defying Gravity' which is one of the set pieces we have to study. It was a fantastic evening full of amazing singing and some awesome instrumentalists in the pit to really bring the show to life.
On the 15th January, current IB Chemistry Higher Level Year 12 students (Cecilia, Samuel, Asmiga, Damilola, Felicity and Aasaana) were given an amazing opportunity to experience a day in the life of a Queen Mary University London student by the University's Chemistry Department. The opportunity was supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry. To read on please click here.
On Sunday 12th January, members of our Senior Choir travelled to Barking to perform at the Regionals of the Jack Petchey Pitch Perfect Grand Final. In June 2019, we auditioned for the competition and made it from 30 groups to the final 16. We performed at the Regionals with 7 other choral groups, and were amazed that we made it to the final 8! Click here to read the full story.
Each of the six subjects taken by IB students is graded out of seven. The Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge are combined to give up to three core points and the total Diploma score is therefore a maximum 45 points.
Celebrating her incredible success at Bexley Grammar School this year was Corinna Dunzendorfer, who achieved the perfect 45 points alongside only 200 or so students worldwide!
Katie and Kylie are officially two of the top 10 GCSE achievers in England. News Shopper report here.
BGS Year 11 set records for the new GCSEs.
96% of Year 13 IB students who applied to university have secured their first or second choice by 15th August.
After an extremely successful summer, the BGS Horticultural Society has resumed its activity at the start of September. Thanks to a wonderful team of student helpers, from Year 7 through to Year 13, lots of new baby plants have been planted, including broccoli, artichokes, kale, cabbage, all sorts of lettuce, turnips, carrots, potatoes and more!
Hot off the press! The BGS school magazine is this summer's perfect read... click here to open.
Nearly double the size of any IB cohort in BGS history, 195 students have been celebrating their results since their publication online on Saturday, I am so proud.
On Thursday 9th May I, along with the rest of my Japanese class, travelled to the Japan centre, a place that seemed like it had been taken straight out of Tokyo. Read the full story by clicking here.
This year the Metropolitan Police is celebrating one hundred years of women in the workforce and, to commemorate this, daughters of any employees in the Met were invited to attend a day of activities and even meeting the commissioner Cressida Dick. Click here to read the full story
