Castle Rushen High School

Castle Rushen High School

Motto	Lhiat Myr Toilliu
Headteacher	Mr K. Winstanley
Location	Arbory Road Castletown IM9 1RE Isle of Man
Students	c. 850
Gender	Co-educational
Ages	11–19
Houses	Bradda      Carrick      Scarlett      Langness
Colours	Blue      Grey

Castle Rushen High School is a co-educational secondary state school located in Castletown on the Isle of Man for pupils in the south of the island.

Isle of Man school system

Main article: Education in the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man has six secondary schools. The other comprehensive schools are St Ninian's High School, Ballakermeen High School, Ramsey Grammar School and Queen Elizabeth II High School. There is one public (fee-paying) school, (King William's College).

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, Langness 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", "Attendance" and the overall best house trophy which is awarded to the house which does best over the other three categories.

Notable alumni

• Sir Miles Walker - first Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
• James Anthony Brown - former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
• Juan Watterson - Member of the House of Keys
• Davy Knowles - blues musician and original guitarist/vocalist of Back Door Slam, a blues and rock group that was formed while the members were still attending CRHS. Knowles is still performing in the US, with the band Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam.
• Lloyd Taggart - the Isle of Man's top fell runner and the 2011 English Fell Running Champion

External links

• Castle Rushen High School