Devonport High School for Girls

We’re delighted to share some fantastic results from this year’s National Scientific Thinking Challenge.
We had 73 students volunteer to take part, and an impressive 67% achieved a certificate – a real reflection of both their effort and curiosity.
A special mention to our Gold award winners (top 10% nationally):
Abbie, Elizabeth, Elowen, Francesca, Rosanna, Ruby and Susannah; an outstanding achievement.

In addition, students secured:
• 21 Silver certificates (top 25%)
• 21 Bronze certificates (top 40%)
To give some context, the national average score was 52%, with Gold awarded from 78% upwards – so these are excellent outcomes in a genuinely challenging paper (as the organisers themselves noted, “some of the questions were REALLY hard!”)

We’re really proud to be supporting one of our colleagues, Miss Lynch, who is taking on an incredible challenge this summer.
In August, She will be completing a 9-day run across Iceland to raise money for charity, an amazing test of resilience and determination, and very much in the spirit of the values we try to instil in our students every day.
If you are able to support Harriet’s fundraising, even a small contribution would make a real difference. You can find more information and donate via the link below.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support of our school community.

Dear Parents and Carers,
We are excited to be preparing for our upcoming Summer Fayre, which promises to be a wonderful day of fun for our school community. To help make the event as successful as possible, we are kindly asking for your support.
We would be incredibly grateful for any donations you may be able to offer, including:
Raffle prizes (new items such as toys, gift sets, vouchers, etc.)
Drinks (cans, bottles, or multipacks)
Sweets or chocolates (individually wrapped items preferred)
Amazon wish list - https://amzn.eu/07U55T4c
If you are able to donate, please send items in with your child or drop them off at the school office by Wednesday 24th June. Any contribution, big or small, is greatly appreciated.
Kind Regards

Plymouth Schools U13 Squad ⚽️
Grace (7S) and Millie (7K) have been selected for next year’s Plymouth Schools U13 squad. This is only the second year that a girls’ team has been formed, and they are the first DHSG students to be selected.
This is an exceptional achievement, particularly given that close to 60 girls attended the trials.
Eve 7K also performed fantastically, progressing through to the final round of trials.

Congratulations to Isla from 7S
Isla has been named Most Voted Player in the U12 league at the Plymouth & Junior Netball presentation evening, an incredible achievement.
Even more impressively, this was Isla’s first season playing netball, having only started in September 2025. Her passion and commitment to the game have clearly made a huge impact.
A fantastic achievement in such a short space of time.

A huge well done to Willow 7F, who competed at the UDO South West Street Dance Championships this weekend.
Her team achieved an outstanding two 1st place finishes, and Willow also stepped up to compete in her first dance battles, pushing herself beyond her comfort zone.
A fantastic achievement and a brilliant example of commitment, confidence and courage—well done, Willow!

After a highly competitive British Youth Musical Theatre audition, with over 1,000 applicants across the UK auditioning for only 250 places, Olive (7S) has been offered a place in Sea Change, the New Music Theatre Award-winning production. She’ll be performing at the Birmingham Hippodrome this August while developing her skills and working towards a Grade 8 qualification, what an amazing opportunity. Well done, Olive!

Athletics Success for Charlotte (8H) 🏅
Huge congratulations to Charlotte on her fantastic performance at the Devon Schools Championships last weekend.
Charlotte won both the Junior Girls hammer and discus, achieving new personal bests in each event:

36.76m in the 3kg hammer
22.54m in the 1kg discus

Charlotte trains with Tavistock Athletics Club and will now represent the region at the South West Schools Championships this weekend.
We wish her the very best of luck for the next stage

🏃‍♀️ Athletics Success! 🥇
Congratulations to Sadie 7H on an outstanding performance at the Devon Schools Athletics Championships!
She won her 200m heat, went on to achieve a personal best in the final, and secured the gold medal, a fantastic achievement.
Well done, Sadie, we’re very proud of you!