Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur
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Glan-yr-Afon, Ystalyfera , , SA9 2JJ Wales | |
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| Other names | Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Dur |
| Former name | Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | "Dysgu Gorau, Dysgu Byw." ("The best learning, learning to live.") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Multiple |
| Established | 1969 |
| Local authority | Neath Port-Talbot Council |
| Head teacher | Laurel Davies |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 3–18 |
| Language | Welsh |
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| Colour(s) | Royal Blue and Green |
| Website | www |
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.
History
[edit]It was founded in 1969 as Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera (Ystalyfera Secondary School), 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 ('Steel Land') 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
[edit]Notable former pupils of Ystalyfera Grammar School and Ysgol Ystalyfera include:
- D. Gwenallt Jones (D. Gwenallt Jones, 1899–1968), poet
- Richard Aaron (1901–1987), philosopher
- Geoffrey Moses (born 1952), cricketer and classical singer
- Garry Owen (journalist) (born 1958), journalist and radio presenter
- Siân Lloyd (born 1958), television presenter
- Ian Jones (born 1959), television executive, chief executive of S4C
- Huw Chiswell (born 1961), actor and singer
- Sian Morris (born 1965), Commonwealth Games bronze medalist[6]
- Steffan Rhodri (born 1967), actor
- Alun Cairns (born 1970), politician, former Secretary of State for Wales
- Derwyn Jones (born 1970), rugby union player for Cardiff and Wales
- Euros Lyn (born 1971), television director
- Jeremy Miles (born 1971), politician, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
- Rhodri Owen (born 1972), radio and television presenter
- Kristian Phillips (born 1990), rugby union player for Bath, represented Wales at U18 and U20 levels.
- Ben Davies (born 1993), footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and Wales
- Iestyn Hopkins (born 2002), rugby union player for Ospreys
- Owen Williams (rugby union, born 1992) rugby union player for Ospreys and Wales
- Reuben Morgan-Williams (Born 1998), rugby union player for Ospreys
- Rubin Colwill (born 2002), footballer for Cardiff City and Wales
- Dan Edwards (rugby union) (born 2003), rugby union player for Ospreys and Wales
- Morgan Morse (born 2005), rugby union player for Ospreys
References
[edit]- ^ "Contact Information". Ysgol Ystalyfera. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "School History". Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ "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). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Laurie, Daniel (7 September 2018). "Pupils and staff celebrate Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Dur opening". South Wales Guardian. Ammanford. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Contact Details". Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Welsh team for Wembley". Port Talbot Guardian. 26 June 1980. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- "Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera". Neath Port Talbot Learning Gateway.
