Abersychan Comprehensive School
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| Abersychan Comprehensive School | |
| Motto | Learning To Live, "Dysgu y Fyw" |
| Location | Old Lane Abersychan, Pontypool Torfaen NP4 7DQ Wales |
| LEA | Torfaen |
| Ofsted number | 401855 |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Colours | Green, black, white,silver and red(prefects,deputies and headboy/girl). |
| Coordinates: 51°43′36″N 3°03′39″W / 51.72675°N 3.06082°W | |
Abersychan Comprehensive School (Welsh: Ysgol Gyfun Abersychan) is a state-funded and non-selective comprehensive school in the Pontypool suburb of Abersychan, Wales.
It is an up and coming school and has greatly improved its standard of education. The school is now home to state of the art equipment including an extensive computer suite, modern language facilities, gymnasium, modern canteen with electronic registering and new sports facilities, as well as a SNRB. Work has began to further improve the school, including new plaza with numerous technologcial facilities and vast scale improvements to other sections and departments within the premises. New courses have been introduced including dancing, vocational schemes and a plethora of options relating to Science,humanities and so on.
It is also the only school in Torfaen to have gained a green flag and is aiming to collect its second. It was formerly a Grammar school.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Baron Roy Jenkins of Hillhead - ex-MP and founder of Social Democrat Party.
- Mark Taylor - Welsh rugby union player.
- David Llewellyn - Welsh novelist
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