Founder's Day
Founder's Day takes place on the Saturday closest to 7 July, to honour the founder and other school benefactors. Attendance is compulsory and the next Monday is taken as a lieu day. The day begins with a service in Rochester Cathedral, followed by inter-house sports in the afternoon.
The Rochester Math School Association (RMSA) puts on a variety of stalls at the school and a cricket game is played between the schools first XI, and Old Williamsonians' first XI.
Read more about this topic: Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
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