YSGOL GYFUN GWYR in Swansea, Swansea

Education Centre Information: Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr:

Establishment Type:Welsh Establishment
Phase of Education: Secondary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Swansea
Boarders: Not applicable
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Urban > 10k - less sparse
Age Range: 11-18
Gender: Mixed

Background:

Established in 1984 as an additional Welsh-medium secondary school in West Glamorgan. Sited on the edge of the Gower Peninsula, the school serves a wide catchment area incorporating the Llwchwr, Afan and Lower Tawe Valleys as well as Swansea. About nine in 10 go on to post-16 education or training. Over-subscribed, with school responding to increasing demand for Welsh-medium education; the only provider within the local education authority area. Apart from English and some science in senior school, all lessons in Welsh; three in four pupils, however, come from non-Welsh-speaking homes. Schools Curriculum Award in 1990. Sporting and cultural visits and exchanges: Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Holland, Finland and Turkey. Pupils have won places in National Youth Theatre, Choir and Orchestra; national honours in rugby, cricket, hockey, athletics, netball, gymnastics, swimming, karate and chess. National success for teams in sporting, cultural and public-speaking competitions.