Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur
Welsh school
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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.
("The best learning, learning to live.")
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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 | 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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| Colours | Royal Blue and Green |
| Website | www |
History
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
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