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KING WILLIAM'S COLLEGE

YEAR 7 AND YEAR 12 TASTER DAY - THURSDAY 21st NOVEMBER 2024

EXPERIENCE YEAR 7 AND YEAR 12 AT KWC

For children due to start Senior School and Sixth Form in September 2025.

Join us at King William’s College on Thursday 21st November for a fun, action-packed taster day of practical activities in a range of subject lessons.

This bespoke event is for current Year 6 and Year 11 pupils and is a great opportunity for your child to experience life at King William’s College and discover all our vibrant and friendly community has to offer.

To confirm your child’s attendance please contact admissions@kwc.im or 820110.

WHY CHOOSE KWC?

Our GCSE results are the best in the Isle of Man and in September we’ll have one of the biggest year groups in the history of the College set to study with us, so places are becoming limited.

(I)GCSEs 2024: 69 GCSE/IGSCE Year 11 students achieved an overall pass rate (9-4 or A*-C) of 89%, with 41% of grades at 9-7 or A*/A and 22% of grades at 9/8 or A*.

Figures released by the Isle of Man Department of Education, Sport and Culture (DESC) for (I)GCSEs in 2024 are 73% at A*-C and 20% A* to A.

IB Results 2024: Our 35 students who took the IB diploma achieved a creditable overall average of 31.3 points. Those scoring 30-32 points achieved places at York, Loughborough and Leicester universities. Five students achieving 40 points or more achieved places at Durham, Cambridge and Bath.

Contact us today to find out why we are the highest achieving school on Island and the financial support we can offer.

  • The highest achieving Isle of Man School and one of the most established and successful IB schools in the British Isles.
  • A pupil-teacher ratio of 1:8.
  • Average class size: 15 (IGCSE) and 10 (IB).
  • Excellent pastoral care in a small, strong community.
  • Strong and varied enrichment and extracurricular programmes, where students can embrace new experiences.
  • Pupils study IGCSEs in Year 11 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma in the Sixth Form.
  • Sixth Form entry requirement: six IGCSEs grade C or above.
  • An international environment with students from more than 20 different countries.
  • Chance to try boarding and gain experience of living away from home before going to university.

We chose King William’s College and The Buchan School because of the enthusiasm and positivity amongst the staff and children. They take a holistic approach and promote kindness and happiness amongst the children as a paramount. The small class sizes and quality of teaching has allowed them to flourish academically and our children have had opportunities to get involved in activities that they simply wouldn’t have had in other schools.

Life at KWC

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YEAR 7 AND 8 AT KWC

Fourth Form at King William’s College represents Year 7 (Lower Fourth) and Year 8 (Upper Fourth). Each class has a form tutor who is always on hand to look after the students’ interests. There are usually eight tutor groups which combine Lower and Upper Fourth students. The form tutors closely monitor the students in their care, reviewing academic progress and pastoral matters, reporting back to the Head of Year on a daily basis. The Fourth Form study the core subjects of:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • French
  • Spanish/Latin
  • History
  • Geography
  • Design and Technology
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Art
  • Music
  • Religious Studies

There are timetabled lessons of Physical Education (PE), Young Enterprise, Drama and Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE). In Upper Fourth, Adventure Training is introduced for two lessons a week in preparation for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) activities.

STUDY

IGCSES AT KWC

At King William’s College, the Fifth Form is divided into three years: the Lower Fifth (Year 9), Middle Fifth (Year 10) and Upper Fifth (Year 11). They are accommodated in the Raglan Fifth Form Centre in the very heart of the School and each year group has its own separate area. Each fifth former is assigned a tutor and the tutor stays with them for the whole of their time in the Fifth Form. The tutor plays a key role in the life of the pupil; they will meet with their tutees several times a week and they are the main point of contact for parents. We provide a broad and balanced curriculum in the Fifth Form and most pupils study a total of 10 or 11 subjects to (I)GCSE level. All pupils take the subjects of:

  • English
  • English Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

In the Lower Fifth, pupils are taught separate Sciences and they can opt to either continue this or do Double Award Science. All pupils study Religious Studies in Lower Fifth, leading to the GCSE qualification at the end of Middle Fifth. Pupils will then choose one foreign language of ESOL, French, Spanish or Latin, and three additional subjects. The option blocks for these additional subjects will be determined following discussions at the Parents’ Evening in March and in subsequent consultations with the pupils. Depending on the students’ interests, these blocks will be made up of the following subjects: Art, Business Studies, Computer Science, Design & Technology, Drama, French/Spanish/Latin (second language), Geography, History, Music, PE and Photography.

SIXTH FORM AT KWC

  • Strong and supportive community.
  • Extensive tutorial programme with average tutor groups and class sizes of 10 pupils.
  • A pupil-teacher ratio of 1:8.
  • Close personal support and academic mentoring, allowing for more individual tailored guidance.
  • Collaborative and interactive student and teacher relationships.
  • Focus on developing skills so students can guide their own learning experiences, setting them up for the next steps.
  • New and varied opportunities to extend experiences, develop skills and move out of their comfort zones.
  • A spacious Sixth Form Centre, with a range of comfortable and calm study and social spaces, including a kitchen area.
  • Attendance at a variety of Sixth Form events, including our lecture series and Epiphany and Valedictory Dinners.
  • An extensive enrichment programme with opportunities including Charity Challenge, Junior Achievement Company Programme, Model United Nations, Peer Mentoring, Share Race and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.
  • A varied and extensive extracurricular provision where students will embrace new experiences, and have the opportunity to take a more active leadership role, acting as role models to their younger peers.
  • Key focus on teamwork, responsibility, community service and leadership, where students will hold House, Captain, CCF, Ambassador and Praepositor positions, organise events and take advantage of public speaking opportunities.

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

An education begins in the classroom, but does not end there. There is another dimension to a rounded education: the opportunities outside the classroom. Learning how to lead, how to contribute and how to build and we offer a vast array of opportunity to try new challenges to enrich the academic experience of all our students.

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