Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur

Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Neath Port Talbot, Wales.[1] The school provides education to three to eighteen-year-old pupils in Neath Port Talbot and south Powys from three campuses in Ystalyfera and Port Talbot.

Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera-Bro Dur
Address
Glan-yr-Afon, Ystalyfera

Swansea
,
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
,
SA9 2JJ

Wales
Information
Other namesYsgol Gymraeg Bro Dur
Former nameYsgol Gyfun Ystalyfera
TypeCommunity school
Motto"Dysgu Gorau, Dysgu Byw."
("The best Learning, Learning to live.")
Religious affiliation(s)Multiple
Established1969 (1969)
Local authorityNeath Port-Talbot Council
Head teacherMr Matthew Evans
GenderMixed
Age range3–18
Medium of languageWelsh
Houses
  •      Gwenllian
  •      Hywel
  •      Llywellyn
Colour(s)Royal Blue and Green         
Websitewww.ysgolystalyferabrodur.cymru

History

It was founded in 1969 as Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera, on the site of the former Ystalyfera Grammar School.[2] In 2017 the school merged with Ysgol Gynradd y Wern primary school to form an all-age school for ages three to eighteen.[3] In September 2018 the Bro Dur campus opened in Port Talbot,[4] which operates alongside the primary and secondary school campuses in Ystalyfera.[5] A second Welsh-Medium comprehensive campus named Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Dur was opened, it is also referred to as Ystalyfera South.

Notable alumni

Notable former pupils of Ystalyfera Grammar School and Ysgol Ystalyfera include:

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References
  1. "Contact Information". Ysgol Ystalyfera. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "School History". Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. "Adroddiad Blynyddol Cyntaf Corff Llwyodraethu Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur – 2017–18" [First Annual Report of the Governing Body of Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur – 2017–2018] (PDF). Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur (in Welsh). Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. Laurie, Daniel (7 September 2018). "Pupils and staff celebrate Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Dur opening". South Wales Guardian. Ammanford. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  5. "Contact Details". Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur. Retrieved 31 May 2019.


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