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Oedipus was a once in a lifetime event: a first night for a new translation (by Oliver Taplin), the Drama Studio with a fearsome eye and blood red leaves, and real blood (well, stage blood to be truthful) when Oedipus blinded himself. Have a look at Jonathan Nicholl’s pictures and you will see what you

Congratulations to Emmerlyn Tsang who has been awarded a GDST HSBC internship this summer.  As usual, the standard of applications was outstanding, so Emmerlyn should be delighted with her success. Ten GDST students will be embarking on the paid internship from 1 July–16 August, in placements throughout the UK. Congratulations also to Anna Keeley who has been

                  The new Prefect Team, including the Head Girl Team, for 2013-14 have now been elected and were inaugurated in a whole school assembly before half-term. We are delighted to have such a strong team to fulfil this important role within the school community and they will

On Friday 18 January, the Year 12 geographers set off for their annual visit to Slapton Ley Field Studies Centre on the South Devon coast. Despite difficult conditions in Oxford, we were excited about the varied fieldwork ahead. Our busy schedule saw us: Examining the river variables of the River Harbourne Investigating the impact of infiltration rates and land use

14th January: “Genie” video: a case study of privation. Organised by SBS for Year 12. 21st January: “John goes to nursery”- the original film of a famous research study from the 1950s. Organised by SBS for Year 12. 28th January: How good is your memory? Organised by Year 12 students for Years 7 and 8. 4th

The Economics and Politics departments went on a joint trip to New York and Washington DC which was unfortunately heavily affected by Hurricane Sandy.  The group did manage to visit Macy’s, where we had a marketing talk and a Cosmetics masterclass.  We also saw a Broadway show – Phantom of the Opera – went on

Forty students went on the Politics and Economics trip to New York and Washington DC this October which was adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy.  The students did visit the United Nations in New York, as well as Macy’s, before the hurricane hit. They also attended a Broadway Show – Phantom of the Opera - and had a

In Septmeber 2012, we received a letter from St. John’s College, Cambridge regarding the superb achievements of Florence Cahill, a former pupil of Oxford High School who left in 2011. “It is our great pleasure to be able to inform you that one of your former students, Florence Cahill, was placed in the First Class in her University

L’Institut Courtauld et La Gallerie Nationale On Wednesday 24th October 2012, a group of 11 Sixth Formers (Year 13) and their two teachers (Mme Harskin and Melle Le Bihan) went to London to study French Impressionist paintings. We visited the National Gallery and the Courtauld Institute. At both galleries, a guided tour in French was arranged

First fieldtrip of the year The Year 12 Geographers spent their first fieldtrip of the year visiting three contrasting areas of Oxford: Jericho, Cutteslowe and Wheatley. Using various data collection techniques, the girls gathered information on the housing and service provision in each location. Using Census data Prior to the fieldwork, Year 12 had used

Weeks of practice and preparation reached a thrilling conclusion on Thursday 18 October 2012 as the six regional winners of the Girls’ Day School Trust (GDST) Bake Off competition met in Ipswich for the national final, which was won by Oxford High School student Jessica Oakhill (Year 12). The finalists had to prepare and bake

On Friday October 12th Hannah Mayer and Miriam Houlton ran a Life Lunch for the Sixth Form. Miriam left Oxford High School in 2005 to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics before working for Goldman Sachs and then joining the Civil Service. She is currently working for the Foreign Office in Brussels. Hannah also left OHS in 2005

On October 9th Rob Gifford, the China Editor of the Economist, came to talk to Sixth Formers about his life and work. He spent a year in Beijing as part of his degree before joining the BBC where he worked for many years. He has worked as a correspondent in Beijing, London and Shanghai, and has

Warmest congratulations to Amy Aron-Muellbauer (9S) and Jessica Ockenden (13H), who both received commendations in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year competition 2012. Amy and Jessica’s poems were selected from well over 7,000 entries in this international competition. Amy was among the guests at the awards presentation in London on National Poetry Day, 4 October

On September 13th the current Year 12 arranged and hosted a series of activities for the new girls in the school. One of these new girls wrote the following about the day: ‘We were told we would need to go to the Main Hall in trainers in period 5. All we knew was that it would

Cecily Church and Jessica Lewis, both currently in the final year at Oxford High School, have received honorary mentions in the GDST Somerville and Gurney Award. This award is the oldest and most prestigious award given by the Trust and is open to all scholars in GDST schools. Congratulations to both girls – a wonderful achievement!

On September 18th Laura Herman came to OHS to run a Life Lunch session. After graduating from Durham University with a degree in English Literature in 2007 she took a gap year to work and travel before joining the Teach First graduate scheme in 2008.  She was placed in an Academy school in outer London where she taught

Senior school girls attended Life as a Medic, a Life Lunch session run by Hannah Rickman on 17th September. Hannah left OHS in 2006 to study Medicine at Cambride University, which included a 10 week research project at California Institue of Technology and 2 months working in a hospital in Malawi. Hannah is currently based in

Students at Oxford High School are celebrating excellent GCSE results again this year. “Over 92% of the grades are A* or A”, said Judith Carlisle, Head at OHS. “Oxford High School girls show tremendous interest in their studies across the full range of subjects and it is their enthusiasm, in partnership with inspirational teaching, that

Oxford High School students are once again celebrating exceptional A Level results “Across all 26 A Level subjects, the girls have achieved super results” said Judith Carlisle, Head of Oxford High School GDST.  “Their love of learning and sheer hard work, when combined with top quality teaching and individual care, add up to well-deserved success. 

Year 12 students take part in an Enrichment day during the second half of the Summer Term. This day had multiple aims: 1. to elicit new ideas, questions and connections about and beyond what and how our students learn and study; 2. to broaden the students’ understanding and knowledge of the world around them and

27th February 2012 Mrs Carlisle thanked the outgoing Head Girl, Deputy Head Girl, Chair of School Council and Prefect Team, and welcomed the incoming Prefect Team for 2012 – 2013.

 RS students from Years 12 and 13 joined hundreds of other 6th Formers at a Philosophy of Religion conference on February 3rd. Oxford Town Hall was filled to capacity to hear the eminent  Dr Peter Vardy and Professor Alister McGrath talk on key subjects such as the God of the Philosophers, miracles, death and eternal

‘a remarkably unpressurised environment in which to excel’ New Head Judith Carlisle has certainly landed on her feet at first-class Oxford High. No major changes are planned and she tells us that she’s spent most of her time so far ‘listening a great deal’ and deciding how to move forward with what is already a

Today’s Sutton Trust report on progression to top selecting universities over the last three years places Oxford High School third in a list of 100 elite schools with high success rates at the most selective universities in the UK. Nearly 40% of current Year 13 students have offers from Oxford and Cambridge and 97% are

Record-breaking GCSE Results Girls at Oxford High School are again celebrating record-breaking results as they receive their GCSE grades. 71.41% of all grades are A*, 92.88% are A/A* and more than half of the students have achieved 10 or more A*/ A grades. My congratulations go to each of these super students. I am so

We recently celebrated all the wonderful things our Year 13s add to the school community. You can read the Head’s speech below: Years 13 is an exceptionally talented year group and we are all very proud of their achievements. This is our opportunity to celebrate their service to the school and to thank them for

Nearly 40% of current Year 13 students at Oxford High School have received offers from Oxford and Cambridge. Special congratulations go to five girls who have also received Choral Awards at Cambridge. Year 13 students are also receiving good offers from other top selecting universities like Bristol, UCL and Durham. This year, entry to top

Oxford High School is delighted to announce that Miriam Zegeye and Rachel Nigriello (both Year 13 students) have been publicly honoured with the Diana Award. The Diana Award is a unique lifetime honour presented to individual young people for their compassion and outstanding and selfless contributions to their communities. These exceptional young people are positive

OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL has achieved its best A level results yet. The new A* grade featured very strongly indeed with 35.12* at A*.The % of A*/A grades is 80.17 and the % of A*/B grades 95.87.I am delighted that the School continues to perform at the very highest levels nationally .All students and staff deserve