In keeping with our award winning STEM provision, there were outstanding results in Science where 44% of Chemistry students achieved A*s and Mathematics where 40% of grades were A*s. There were similarly impressive performances in the Humanities: over 80% of Economics and Geography results were A* or A and in History and Spanish students achieved 90% A*/A and 100% A*/A grades respectively.

Special congratulations go to six of our girls who achieved three or more A* grades. Emma Zhang will study Maths at University College London, after achieving A*s in Chemistry, Maths and Further Maths and an A in Physics. Tara Hinds and Evelyn Jamieson achieved A*s in Economics, Geography and Maths and will both study Economics at Birmingham University.

Gwen Shepherd, Charlotte Wistow and Rhiannon Hughes were all awarded A*s in Biology, Chemistry and Maths. Gwen and Charlotte will be studying Medicine at Edinburgh University and St George’s respectively, with Rhiannon pursuing a degree in Biochemistry at Bristol University.

“I’m so shocked to have achieved such amazing results,” said Rhiannon. “After studying at Bromley High School since I was 4 years old, this is the perfect ending to my time here. I’d like to thank all my wonderful teachers for their support.”

Many other exceptional girls will be pursuing exciting opportunities. Fabien Gnehm, goalkeeper for the Austrian National Under 21 hockey team, will study at the prestigious Radboud University in the Netherlands whilst continuing with her successful career in hockey.

“We are delighted that our Leavers’ hard work has been rewarded with such outstanding results,” said Angela Drew, Headmistress of Bromley High School. “They are a wonderful group of young women who have very bright futures ahead of them and we are very proud of their achievements.”

Kent Swimming Individual Championships, Jan 13 2018

Three girls represented Bromley High School at the Kent Swimming Individual Championships in Thanet, Margate: Evelyn Davis (Y9), Annabel Smith (Y9) , and Lilly-Marie Derry (Y7). All three won Silver medals.

Annabel was 2nd in her age group the 100m Fly and 4th in 100m Backstroke;

Evelyn was 2nd in 100m Freestyle and 7th in the 100m Backstroke.

Lilly-Marie was 2nd in the 11/12yrs 100m Backstroke and 4th in the 200m Individual Medley.

“These are great results and we are so proud.” Bromley High PE Department  

“It was a great experience for us all – many thanks to the PE staff and special thanks to Mrs Bernatovitch for support.” Lilly-Marie, Evelyn, and Annabel 

Pictured below Lilly-Marie Derry, Evelyn Davis, and Annabel Smith with their medals

Five Former students - Victoria Cheung, Maria Christodoulou, Shiva Naser, Sophie Ware and Madeleine Webster - received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards at St James's Palace this week.

Mr Evans, Mrs Drew and proud parents took their places in the Throne Room to watch as the girls chatted with the Earl of Wessex about their Gold Expedition bell boating against the current on their river journey from Windsor to Oxford.

Their certificates were presented by Roz Savage the only women to have rowed solo across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Bromley's High's provision for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme was praised as exemplary and Mrs Drew was presented with a framed certificate commemorating Bromley High's status as a Directly Licensed D of E Centre.

 “A privilege to see five of our former students presented with their Gold DofE Awards this morning. The ceremony was brilliantly organised by DofE London. Many thanks to Mr Evans, Mr Shannon and all Bromley High staff and parents who make the DofE such a fantastic experience for our girls” Angela Drew, Headmistress, Bromley High School, GDST

Economics Conference 2017

On Friday 24th November, the Economics Department hosted their annual Economics Conference with prestigious guest speakers. Dr Jamie Whyte discussion considered whether the minimum wage incentivised employment and allows workers to earn a  fair salary whilst looking at  a number of macroeconomic objective trade-offs, for example, in Seattle where the minimum wage was increased to $13 an hour in January 2016 led to a 9% job loss.  We discussed whether an alternative method of government intervention such as government subsidies would be more effective in reducing unemployment. Dr. Steve Davies led a session on the most topical and contentious of issues current topical issues, namely migration, which does of course have especial relevance during the current Brexit negotiations. Dr. Davies asked whether geopolitical migration is any different to migration within a country.

 Our last session was led by Kate Andrews, who appears regularly on television discussions on Sky News and BBC Question Time. Kate gave us a deeper understanding of the fundamental issues regarding the NHS. The NHS being ranked 18th in the world and with 7.3% of GDP per year being spent on healthcare, Kate Andrews questioned the efficiency of the allocation of resources by the government. Lastly, a session on “Careers in Economics” confirmed what we knew already, namely that individuals with degrees in Economics or Business are in great demand .Economics graduates entering employment are the second most highly renumerated and second only to those who study medicine.

We enjoyed hosting the event and welcomed attendees from six other schools. Thanks go to Mrs. Hilder and Mrs. Shepherd for arranging the day.

ESU MOCK COUNCIL 2017 

Our year 12 pupils Rosanna Elliott and Serena Hunt proved their negotiating skills at the EU Mock Council held at the Law Society in December. Over 32 schools took place in the mock summit from across the UK and our pupils excelled in the vital position of EC representatives negotiating a deal with the British delegation on the Erasmus+ programme. There were numerous sticking points amongst the various delegations including whether Britain retained the right to vote in future decisions on the programme (it was decided we would retain the right given the quality of educational establishments that we have in the UK).  I am delighted to relate that our pupils gained 100% consensus on their proposals - let us hope that the real Brexit negotiations on this programme are as fair and balanced.

Rosanna Elliott and Rhiannon Hughes also took part in the ESU Mace debate first regional round contesting 'This House would introduce a year of compulsory , non-military national service after Year 13' against Dulwich College. This was an exceptionally strong debate with both sides offering excellent argument and rebuttal. Six schools took part in the first round with Dulwich and Bromley going through to the second round. A huge well-done to our pupils for their excellent performance.

The winning teams will now take part in the Second round in January 2018 Good Luck Girls

Bromley High School Mathematical Olympiad qualifiers – Emma Zhang and Yang Zhang

Bromley High met with considerable success in the recent UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, with thirteen of our girls receiving an award. Tara Hinds, Claudia Peter, Niamh Kemp, Olivia Naish, Talvia Islam, Gwen Shepherd and Shreya Kochhar will all receive a Bronze Award, and Fabienne Gnehm, Ella Powell, Rhiannon Hughes and Evelyn Jamieson will receive a Silver Award.

Emma Zhang Lower Sixth, and Yang Zhang, Upper Sixth will receive a Gold Award. These two girls scored so highly that they have qualified for the British Mathematical Olympiad. This is an exceptional achievement that places the girls amongst the top 1500 mathematicians nationwide.

The Mathematics Department would like to congratulate all the girls that took part, and wish Emma and Yang the best of luck in the Olympiad.

A veteran of the major concert halls around the world, we were truly privileged to be able to welcome one of the most respected an d versatile pianists of our time to our school. This is testament to the calibre of our new Steinway pianos, and we know this event was the first of many.

During the Masterclass, Sofia Samoylova in year 7, Sophia Short in year 10 and Sophie Oliver in year 13 were coached by Joanna on a range of different repertoire, and she offered them performance tips and insightful interpretative guidance. All three rose to the occasion and performed superbly.  Following the Masterclass, Joanna then performed a short Recital of diverse repertoire from Bach to Chopin and Schubert to Piazzolla.

‘This was inspirational music at its very best. It is incredible to think that we are the first all-girls’ school in the world to attain Steinway status, and we are really proud to share this inaugural moment with so many BHS parents, local schools and community musicians.’ Ms. C Daniel, Director of Music

This term the A-level Science Journal Club have been looking at the future of food production. Bromley High A Level Biologists have been identifying some of the problems with our current systems, and researching potential solutions to these issues. The Upper sixth students presented their findings in an assembly to the rest of the school last week. With our ever growing human population, and resources being finite, food security is becoming a more serious problem. The demand for meat is increasing worldwide, and is mainly met through cattle farming. Cattle farming contributes to the production of atmospheric methane, which is a potent greenhouse gas, leading to global warming.

We need protein in our diet to stay healthy, but are there any alternative sources other than meat? The obvious solution is to eat vegetarian diet, although this is not a popular choice for many people. One alternative is artificial meat, the process is based on extracting stem cells from a cow and growing this into muscle tissue to form a steak or burger. However, this is currently a very expensive solution to the problem, and the taste is not quite right due to the lack of fat content. Perhaps the answer lies in eating insects.

Many people already eat insects as a staple part of their diet, including countries in Africa, Asia and some in Europe. The nutritional value of insects compared with meat from vertebrate animals may be surprising; grasshoppers have 20.6 grams of protein per 100g, compared with the 25.8g of protein provided by lean beef [1]. Eating insects could also help us to reduce greenhouse gas production, they produce significantly less methane than beef cattle [1]. We at Bromley High decided to put our research into action and see if eating insects would catch on. Watch the reactions of staff and students as they try their first bite of insects on the video attached…CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO 

 Source: [1] Biological sciences review, Volume 29, number 2. November 2016