Ysgol Bro Ddyfi

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Ysgol Bro Ddyfi
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SY20 8DR

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MottoLumen Nobis Sit Scienta
Local authority Powys County Council
HeadteacherMr Dafydd BM Jones B.A
GenderMale/Female
Age11to 18
HousesLlywelyn,
Dewi,
Glyndwr
Colour(s)Navy and Light Blue
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Ysgol Bro Ddyfi was a bilingual school, offering teaching in Welsh and English, and was based in the town of Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. It was a BAND 3 school according to the Welsh school banding table of 2013, [1] previously BAND 2 in 2012 and BAND 4 in 2011.

Machynlleth town in Powys, Wales

Machynlleth, sometimes referred to colloquially as Mach, is a market town, community and electoral ward in Powys, Wales and within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It is in the Dyfi Valley at the intersection of the A487 and the A489 roads. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,147, rising to 2,235 in 2011.

Powys Place

Powys is a principal area and county, and one of the preserved counties of Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.

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The school closed in 2014 after many years of success. To be reopened the following school year, September 2014 as Ysgol Bro Hyddgen; a new age 3 to 18 years school. Merging Ysgol Bro Ddyfi and Ysgol Gynradd Machynlleth, over 2 campuses.

Ysgol Bro Hyddgen is a bilingual, all-age (4-19) school situated in Machynlleth, Powys.

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References

  1. "Secondary school banding". Welsh Government. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.Cite uses deprecated parameter |deadurl= (help)