| flag link/core | variant = | size = | name = | altlink = national cricket team | altvar = cricket King William's College (Manx: Colleish Ree Illiam) is a co-educational private school for pupils aged 3 to 18 near Castletown on the Isle of Man.

[2] 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.

[citation needed] 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.

[citation needed] The quiz is always introduced with the following Latin motto: Scire ubi aliquid invenire possis, ea demum maxima pars eruditionis est, which translates as: "To know where you can find anything is, after all, the greatest part of erudition.

[citation needed] He reports that he now checks questions by typing them into Google and changing them if necessary to ensure the answers cannot be found immediately.

Original houses A praepositor is an equivalent of a prefect: a member of the Upper Sixth who has considerable responsibility within the school.

[citation needed] The King William's College Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a voluntary youth organisation sponsored by the UK Ministry of Defence.

After the First World War, 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 Second World War.

[citation needed] Under the auspices of the CCF, King William's College joined the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme in 1966.

The training programme follows the Army Proficiency Certificate (APC) syllabus and a practical approach is adopted together with integrated scenarios.

[citation needed] The RN Section provides cadets with the opportunity to experience different water-based activities, for example, sailing and kayaking.

[citation needed] The RAF Section follows the prescribed Air Cadet Proficiency (ACP) syllabus, including airmanship and navigation.

[citation needed] The College fields several competitive teams in a number of sports including Rugby, Football, Hockey, Cricket, Basketball, Netball, and Golf, among others.