Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron

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Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron
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Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron
Stryd y Fro

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SA46 0DT

Wales
Coordinates 52°14′29″N4°14′49″W / 52.241256°N 4.246970°W / 52.241256; -4.246970 Coordinates: 52°14′29″N4°14′49″W / 52.241256°N 4.246970°W / 52.241256; -4.246970
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Type Comprehensive
Established1978;45 years ago (1978)
Local authority Ceredigion
HeadteacherOwain Jones
Age11to 18
Enrolment581 (2022)
Website www.ygaberaeron.org.uk

Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron is a bilingual comprehensive school for pupils aged between 11 and 18 years. [1] The school is situated in the town of Aberaeron in Ceredigion, Wales. The school had 581 pupils on roll in 2022. [2]

34% of pupils are from homes in which Welsh is the main language. However, 70% of pupils speak Welsh as a first language or to an equal standard. [1] As of 2016, over 80% of pupils in Year 10 and Year 11 study at least three examination subjects through the medium of Welsh. [3]

The school ranked very low in the Welsh league tables (153rd out of 217 schools in Wales) in 2013. The school reached first position in the Western Mail league tables the following year (2014). The school achieved a 5 star rating (the highest possible ranking) for teaching; attainment and finance. According to the paper the “School’s mission to ‘provide a inclusive centre of excellence within a bilingual community’ has doubtless been achieved.”

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron Inspection Report" (PDF). Estyn. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. "Gyfun Aberaeron Comprehensive". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. "Report following monitoring: Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron" (PDF). Estyn. Estyn. October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.