Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun

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Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
Location
Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
Lawrence Avenue

Rhondda Cynon Taff
,
CF44 9ES

Wales
Coordinates 51°44′05″N3°29′36″W / 51.7346°N 3.4932°W / 51.7346; -3.4932
Information
TypeSecondary
MottoGwir. Gweithgar. Gwych.
Established1995
Head teacherLisa Williams
Staff80+
Teaching staff60+
GenderMixed
Age11to 18
Enrolment1000+
LanguageWelsh
Houses3
Colour(s)Red, Black and Gold
Website www.rhydywaun.org

Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the Cynon Valley in the village of Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, to the northwest of the town of Aberdare.

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The school was established on 1 September 1995 to deal with the increasing numbers of students attending five local Welsh-medium primary schools, who previously had to travel to secondary school in Pontypridd. It provides a Welsh-medium education for pupils from the Cynon Valley and from neighbouring Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where there is no Welsh-medium secondary school. [1]

Houses

There are three houses, Cynon, Dâr and Taf, named after the local rivers, Cynon, Dare and Taff.

Notable alumni

References

  1. Lewis, Anthony (13 September 2019). "Parents launch Welsh language drive in Merthyr Tydfil". Wales Online .