Castle Rushen High School is a

co-educational Mixed-sex education, also known as mixed-gender education, co-education, or coeducation (abbreviated to co-ed or coed), is a system of education where males and females are educated together. Whereas single-sex education was more common up to t ...

secondary state school located in Castletown on the

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for pupils from the south of the island and from the nearby Parish the

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Isle of Man school system

The Isle of Man has six secondary schools. The other comprehensive schools are St Ninian's High School, Ballakermeen High School,

Ramsey Grammar School Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man. History A grammar school has existed in Ramsey since 1681. It moved to Lezayre Road in 1933 and was housed in a building that now ...

and

Queen Elizabeth II High School Queen Elizabeth II High School (commonly referred to as simply QE2) is a mixed comprehensive school in Peel, Isle of Man. The school teaches the years 7-11 as well as a sixth form for years 12–13. Queen Elizabeth II High School follows the ...

. There is one public (fee-paying) school,

King William's College King William's College (nicknamed KWC or King Bill's; gv, Colleish Ree Illiam) is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 18, located near Castletown on the Isle of Man. It is a member of the International Baccalaureate and Headmasters' and ...

The House System

The pupils of the school are grouped into four houses named after headlands or rocks in the south of the island: Bradda, Carrick,

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and Scarlett. Houses compete in a number of events in the year ranging from sporting events such as inter-house rugby, cross country and netball to more academic competition in the form of a merit award system for good work. There are four trophies available each year for "Sport", "Merits", and "Attendance", and the overall best house trophy which is awarded to the house which does best over the other three categories.

Notable alumni

James Anthony Brown James Anthony Brown OBE (born 5 January 1950) is a Manx politician, former businessman and electrician who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man from 2006 until October 2011, when he stepped down from office following his decision to retire ...

– former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man * Sir

Miles Walker Sir Miles Rawstron Walker (born 13 November 1940) is a Manx businessman and politician, who was the first ever Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. Early life and career Born on 13 November 1940 to George Denis Walker and Alice (née Whi ...

– first Chief Minister of the Isle of Man * Juan Watterson – Speaker of the House of Keys

References

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Castle Rushen High School
Schools in the Isle of Man {{IsleofMan-school-stub Secondary schools on the Isle of Man