Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi
Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi was a bilingual (Welsh and English) comprehensive school in Llandysul, Ceredigion. It stood on the site of the previous Llandysul Grammar School. The school was established in 1984 following the re-organisation of education in the Teifi Valley.[1] It was formerly a county school and grammar school dating back to the 19th century.
In 2001 there were 570 pupils at the school,[1] the numbers then dropped, but had increased once more to 527 in 2007, and were expected to continue to gradually increase.[2] 78% of the pupils were from homes where Welsh was the main language spoken in 2001,[1] this increased to 83% in 2007, with 91% of the pupils able to speak the language to first language standard.[2]
Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi amalgamated with Aberbanc, Coed y Bryn, Pontsian and Llandysul primary schools in September 2016 to become Wales’ first purpose built combined primary and secondary Welsh-medium community school, Ysgol Bro Teifi.[3]
Notable alumni
Former Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi pupils of note include:
- Dr Hefin Jones, Senior Lecturer, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
- Dr Kay Swinburne MEP, Conservative Member of the European Parliament for Wales
- Paul Davies AM, Conservative Member of the Welsh Assembly for Preseli Pembrokeshire
- T. Llew Jones, Welsh language children's books author
- Emyr Llewelyn, Welsh political activist
- Evan James Williams (1903-1945), physicist
- Evan Tom Davies (1904-1973), mathematician and linguist
- Joshua Gerwyn Elias
- Aled Gwyn Jones
- John Ceredig Evans
- Kristian James Davies
- Sioned James (1974-2016)
- John Bowen Jones
- Dr Llyr Jones
- Ian N Morgan
- Rhydian Evans mab Olive, Conservative Member of the Welsh Assembly for Ceredigion
- Gareth Hughes - Headmaster at RGS the Grange
- Llŷr Griffiths-Davies, weather presenter
- Aled Hall, Welsh classical tenor and opera artist.
- Cate le Bon, Musician and producer
References
- ^ a b c "Adroddiad yr Ysgol, 15-18 Hydref 2001" (PDF) (in Welsh). Estyn. 17 December 2001.
- ^ a b "Adroddiad yr Ysgol, 16 Ebrill 2007 2001" (PDF) (in Welsh). Estyn. 20 June 2007.
- ^ "Brand new Ysgol Bro Teifi officially opened by Education Secretary". gov.wales. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
External links
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