Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun | |
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Lawrence Avenue Rhondda Cynon Taff , CF44 9ES Wales | |
Coordinates | 51°44′05″N 3°29′36″W / 51.7346°N 3.4932°W |
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Type | Secondary |
Motto | Gwir. Gweithgar. Gwych. |
Established | 1995 |
Head teacher | Lisa Williams |
Staff | 80+ |
Teaching staff | 60+ |
Gender | Mixed |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1000+ |
Language | Welsh |
Houses | 3 |
Colour(s) | Red, Black and Gold |
Website | www |
Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the Cynon Valley in the village of Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, to the northwest of the town of Aberdare.
The school was established on 1 September 1995 to deal with the increasing numbers of students attending five local Welsh-medium primary schools, who previously had to travel to secondary school in Pontypridd. It provides a Welsh-medium education for pupils from the Cynon Valley and from neighbouring Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where there is no Welsh-medium secondary school.[1]
Houses
[edit]There are three houses, Cynon, Dâr and Taf, named after the local rivers, Cynon, Dare and Taff.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Andrew Coombs, Welsh rugby international
- Nathan Craze, British ice hockey international
- Thomas Young, Welsh rugby international
- Steffan Jones, Track and Field Athlete, Student at Harvard University
References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Anthony (13 September 2019). "Parents launch Welsh language drive in Merthyr Tydfil". Wales Online.
External links
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