King William's College () is a

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for pupils aged 3 to 18 near Castletown on the

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. It is a member of the

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and

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organisations. The College operates at two sites: a main

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campus on the shore of Castletown Bay, and a prep school (

The Buchan School The Buchan School () is an independent primary school in Castletown in the south of the Isle of Man, catering for children aged 3–11. It is the junior school of King William's College. History The Buchan School was established in 1875 by Laura, ...

) in the Westhill part of Castletown. The College was originally for boys only, but became

in the 1980s. It has roughly five hundred pupils. The UK Department for Education categorises it as an Overseas British school.

History

The establishment of the College was funded principally by the Bishop Barrow Trust, originally set up in 1668 to provide education in the Isle of Man. When founded in 1833, the College opened its doors with only 46 boys. The shield in the centre of the College's

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is that of Bishop

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. The school was named after

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, who is said to have been asked for a financial contribution and to have offered the founders "my most valuable possession, my name". The school features, thinly disguised, in the Victorian schoolboy book ''

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'' by Dean Farrar who had himself been a boy at the school. Though the school name was changed to Bishop’s College, it is the central location, too, in the book 'The Zone' by Graham Hamer who was educated at King William's College in the 1960s. The college is also famous for its annual open water half-mile swim in Derbyhaven Bay, which usually takes place in late June, depending on tides and weather conditions. Around thirty pupils and staff take part each year. It is compulsory for all other students to watch the swim.

General Knowledge Paper (GKP)

King William College near Castletown - geograph

Since 1904, the College has set an annual general knowledge test, known as the General Knowledge Paper (GKP). In the past pupils sat the test twice: once unseen on the day before the

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holidays, and again when they returned to school in the New Year, after spending the holiday researching the answers. The test is now voluntary. It is well known to be highly difficult, a common score for the unseen test is just two correct answers from the list (180 questions in 2018). The best scores are 40 to 50 for the unseen test and about 270 out of 360 for the second sitting. Traditionally, the best scorers were given a half day free from school, while anyone doing particularly badly was given a detention. The quiz is always introduced with the following

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: ', which translates as: "To know where you can find anything is, after all, the greatest part of erudition." The quiz is popular with non-pupils. It appears on the school's website, and has been published in ''

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'' since 1951. The current quizmaster is Dr Pat Cullen, a retired

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, who has been setting the quiz since 1997. He reports that he now checks questions by typing them into

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and changing them if necessary to ensure the answers cannot be found immediately. Today, the GKP is sent home to parents; there is a prize, presented at Founders' Day, for the winning family. There is great competition between the local Manx families over this test.

Houses

* Colbourne House – mixed boarding house * Dickson House – mixed day house * Walters House – mixed day house The original house system was replaced in 2003–2004 with form centres. Whilst the house system was kept by name only, the main social function of the house system was lost. Many OKWs (Old King Williams) still refer to the original house names. Colbourne house was the boys boarding house with School house being the girls' boarding house. School house is situated in the main school, where the female boarders reside and are still referred to as the ''School house girls'', but are now a part of Colbourne house. Original houses * Hunt house – day boys' house (now occupied by the 5th Form Centre) * Raglan house – day boys' house (now occupied by the 6th Form Centre) * Barrow house – day girls' house * Wilson house – boarding boys' house * Colbourne house – Boarding boys' house * Dickson house – Boarding boys' house * School house – Boarding boys' house

Praepositors

A praepositor is an equivalent of a

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: a member of the Upper Sixth who has considerable responsibility within the school. The title

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is given to the most senior Praepositor. The Head of School can be either male or female. Depending on the gender of the Head of School, their subordinate colleague will be known as either the

Head Boy The two Senior Prefects, individually called Head Boy (for the male), and Head Girl (for the female) are students who carry leadership roles and are responsible for representing the school's entire student body. Although mostly out of use, in some ...

or the

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. The Head of School is a long-established post, with the first recorded appointment in 1846.

Combined Cadet Force

The King William's College

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(CCF) is a voluntary youth organisation sponsored by the UK

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. The College has a long and proud military history; its Officers' Training Corps (OTC) was the only contingent to see active service in the Great War, guarding prisoners of war at Douglas and providing the first recruits from the Island. 546 members of the College community served in the

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with 45 killed and 45 wounded from the OTC alone. In the

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696 served. Former cadets have won many honours in times of war, including 7

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s, 2 Distinguished Service Crosses, 25

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es, 2

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, 3

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s and 3

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s. Established in 1911 by Lt K.A.R. Sugden, the OTC comprised two platoons. After the

, the OTC continued in its role of providing basic military training in the inter-war years. Notably, it mounted a guard of honour for the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to the Isle of Man in July 1920. This OTC unit later evolved into the Junior Training Corps (JTC) about a year before the beginning of the

. Again in 1945 the JTC provided a guard of honour as the College welcomed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the first Royal guests to the College. In 1948 Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery visited the school. In that same year, the CCF was established as the JTC was integrated with the

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(ATC) and

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(SCC) at King William's College. Membership of the CCF was compulsory for all students in their 3rd, 4th and 5th years until 2005. From 2011 students from Castle Rushen High School have been invited to join the Force. To this day, the CCF provides a guard of honour on

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. Under the auspices of the CCF, King William's College joined the

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scheme in 1966. Since 2007, however, the scheme has been run independently of the cadet force. The modern-day CCF consists of three sections: Army, Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Air Force (RAF). Cadets in the Army Section learn basic military skills, such as marksmanship and fieldcraft, in addition to expedition skills. Senior cadets are responsible for the development of the training programme and the instruction of junior cadets. The training programme follows the Army Proficiency Certificate (APC) syllabus and a practical approach is adopted together with integrated scenarios. At the end of each academic year, the cadets have the chance to participate in a week-long camp at a military establishment. The RN Section provides cadets with the opportunity to experience different water-based activities, for example, sailing and kayaking. The Naval Proficiency Certificate syllabus is followed to develop seamanship knowledge and skills, such as rope work. The RAF Section follows the prescribed Air Cadet Proficiency (ACP) syllabus, including airmanship and navigation. Essential qualities, like self-discipline, teamwork, and leadership, are developed through the conduction of practical leadership tasks and navigation activities. The Cadet Vocational Qualifications Organisation (

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) has offered cadets the opportunity to receive internationally recognised BTEC Diploma qualifications. All cadets over the age of 16 may register for any of the qualifications on offer.

Sports

King Williams College has a long sporting history, the College's unique site in Castletown allows for a variety of sports to be played, and its cricket pitches are used for international competitions, such as in July 2023 when the College's grounds hosted Isle of Man vs Austria in the T20I. The College fields several competitive teams in a number of sports including Rugby, Football, Hockey, Cricket, Basketball, Netball, and Golf, among others. The school's most historic and prestigious fixture is the 1 XV Rugby match against

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a school in Liverpool, England. The match has been played since 1903, the current format consists of two legs, with the overall winner being awarded the Mark Richard Wheeler Memorial Cup, the cup is dedicated in memory of Mark Wheeler, who was a parent of a KWC 1XV player who passed away.

Notable alumni

Former pupils, staff, and governors of King William's College may place the letters OKW after their name. * Sir William Henry Bragg, OM,

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, FRS (

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1935–40), Nobel Laureate in Physics 1915 *

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CVO, QC,

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and the first Manxman to be appointed

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of the Isle of Man * T.E. Brown, poet and writer *

David Cannan John David Qualtrough Cannan (24 August, 1936 – 2022) was the Member of the House of Keys for Michael and Chairman of the Isle of Man Water Authority. He was the son of former Chaplain of the House of Keys, Rev Canon Charles Cannan. He wa ...

MHK, former

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, Treasury Minister and former MHK for

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MHK, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man and former Treasury Minister * Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Malcolm Thorpe Fleming Churchill DSO MC, notable

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commander in the

Andrew Corlett Andrew Thomas Kaneen Corlett is the current First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls of the Isle of Man who served as Second Deemster from 2011 to 2018,

, the

of the Isle of Man * Joseph George Cumming, MA Cantab.,

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and

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* Thomas Wortley Drury, DD, MA Cantab.,

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1907–1911 *The Rev. John Ellerton, hymn writer and hymnologist. Wrote "The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended" *The Very Reverend Frederic William Farrar, DD

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, FRS,

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1895–1903 * Major-General

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CB DSO, Commander of the

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1914–16 *Brigadier-General Arthur Henry Seton Hart-Synnot, (1870–1942) * Henry Higgins (bullfighter), also known as Canadas and El Ingles,

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George Noel Hill George ''Noel'' Hill FRIBA, MTPI (1893–1985) was a British architect. He was the City Architect of Manchester and the Lancashire County Architect. G. Noel Hill was born in Wallasey, northern England, and educated at the King William's Colle ...

(1893–1985), Manchester City Architect *

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Robert Johnston VC, recipient of the VC – South African War *Sir

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, KCMG, Registrar General and Colonial Secretary of

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* Lieutenant-General Sir Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin KCB OBE * Brian Ivor Dennis McMeekin * Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Mayhew MP, Conservative politician * Prof Alan Muir

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(1925–1974) anatomist * Pierre Novellie – South African/Manx stand-up, television and radio comedian *Sir Joseph Davidson Qualtrough

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SHK, former

* William Henry Quilliam also known as Abdullah Quilliam, Muslim convert, born in Liverpool of a wealthy Manx family *Captain William Henry Irvine Shakespear, civil servant and explorer of Northern Arabia *

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, pioneer English railway engineer *

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, inventor and Chairman of Strix Ltd. *

Donald Teare Robert Donald Teare (1 July 1911 – 17 January 1979) was a senior British pathologist. Early life Teare was born 1 July 1911 on the Isle of Man, and educated at King William's College, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He trained at ...

, British

pathologist Pathology is the study of disease. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in the context of modern medical treatme ...

* William Arthur White, British diplomat in

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and

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and

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* George Neilson,

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and

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MBE, School Master *

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Officer

Victoria Cross holders

Three OKWs have won the

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:Michael Hoy, (2006), ''A Blessing to this Island'' *

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** George Stuart White, VC, GCB, OM,

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, DCL

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, LLD

and

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, born 1835, died 1912,

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1893–1898,

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1900–1905, hero of Ladysmith, he won the VC while holding the rank of

. *

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**Major Robert Johnston, VC (1872 to 1950). He was a

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when he won the VC. *

**Major

Robert Henry Cain Major Robert Henry Cain VC TD (2 January 1909 – 2 May 1974) was a British Army officer who was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces ...

VC (1909–1974).

References

External links

The College websiteProfile
on the

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website *Jeffries, Stuart
"I like to irritate"
interview with Dr Pat Cullen, quizmaster from 1997; ''The Guardian'', 23 December 2004.
2011–2012 Quiz
in ''

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