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A Visit from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

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We welcomed visitors from England.

Last Friday the College hosted teachers and students from the Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in England (QEGS).  QEGS is a selective,co-education, academy status Grammar School and Sixth Form in Alford, Lincolnshire in England.  The school was first established in 1566 with the donation of £50 from an Alford merchant making the school over 450 years old.  They have visited us on a few occasions and it is always a delight to hear about their way of school life as they in turn experience a bit of the Australian way of school life.  The students spent some time time in classrooms with Years 9,10 and 11, gave a presentation to our Year 10 students and also enjoyed some Aussie treats like Vegemite and Anzac biscuits.