St David's Catholic College

St David's Catholic Sixth Form College (Welsh: Coleg Chweched Dosbarth Catholig Dewi Sant) is a sixth form college located in Cardiff, Wales. It is the only Roman Catholic sixth form college in Wales. St. David's College is consistently rated good and excellent by Estyn inspectors. [2][1]

St David's Catholic College
Coleg Chweched Dosbarth Catholig Dewi Sant
The main entrance to St. David's College
TypeSixth form college
Established1987
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
ChairmanChristian Mahoney
PrincipalMark Leighfield
Academic staff
130 [1]
Students1400 [1]
Location
Ty Gwyn Road, Penylan, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, CF23 5QD
CampusCampus
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteSt David's Catholic College

History

St. David's College opened in 1987, with an age range between 16 and 19 years.The majority of students live in Cardiff, although admissions priority is given to students from Roman Catholic secondary schools in the surrounding area. These schools include Corpus Christi High School, Mary Immaculate High School and St Illtyd's Catholic High School.

In 2019, controversy arose when Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council planned to close the sixth forms of Pontypridd High School, Hawthorn High School, and Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic School, Rhydyfelin, with a significant number of pupils potentially being diverted to St. David's College (particularly from Cardinal Newman).[3] Outcries led to an appeal in the High Court, which ruled in favour of protecting places at the existing sixth forms.[4]

Academics

Courses offered by St David's include GCSEs, BTECs, A levels and the Welsh Baccalaureate. Nearly 30 different AS and A Level courses are offered.[5] In addition to the Level 2 and Level 3 courses offered, a Level 4 'Honours Programme' is available to students aspiring to go to prestigious universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.[6]

Pastoral Support

The college has a dedicated chapel for prayer, reflection and mass.[7][8] According to a 2019 survey, the largest religious group that students identified as was Catholic.

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2010 Estyn Inspection Report

2014 Estyn Annual Review of Performance

2019 Estyn Inspection Report

References
  1. "A report on St David's Catholic College" (PDF). Estyn. March 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. "A report on St David's Catholic College" (PDF). Estyn. Estyn. November 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. Lewis, Anthony (25 June 2020). "Controversial plans for schools shake-up in Ponty go to a judicial review". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. Wightwick, Abbie (30 July 2020). "Pontypridd schools given reprieve as High Court rules against closures". WalesOnline. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. "Level 3 Courses". www.stdavidscollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  6. "The Honours Programme". www.stdavidscollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  7. "Facilities". www.stdavidscollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. "Chaplaincy". www.stdavidscollege.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2020.



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