Compete

Raise the bar. It’s important to learn what it feels like to win.

We also think that it’s imperative to have followed a path of commitment, preparation, hard work and adrenaline. It is also essential to learn how to deal with second place.

At King Edward’s, there are opportunities in all spheres to step up to the plate. In sport, rugby, netball, girls’ and boys’ hockey, cricket, rounders, football, tennis and basketball all have competitive fixtures against other schools. Young Enterprise, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Linguistic Olympiads, as well as other subject-based essay competitions, are run within departments allowing you to see how you fare on a national scale.

The School enters local and national debating competitions through the Senior Debating and Public Speaking Society. Internally the House system’s Allen Grant trophy affords numerous chances to compete against your peers. What’s on offer at this level? Hockey, badminton, rugby, football, the House Quiz, netball, the Ready Steady Cook event, basketball, rounders and music competitions.