Ysgol Aberconwy
Encyclopedia
Ysgol Aberconwy is an English medium mixed comprehensive school
on the North Wales
coast. The school occupies a partly new, partly refurbished campus completed in 2005 situated directly onto the Conwy estuary and is two minutes from the A55 Expressway
linking Chester
to North Wales. The current head teacher is David Wylde, who began this post at the beginning of the 2004-2005 academic year. Catering and maintenance of the school and its grounds are provided by Sodexho
, the French catering and facilities management company. Ysgol Aberconwy's school day currently consists of five lessons, from 08.45 until 15.10. Pupils are sorted into 1 of 4 different houses, which each have a corresponding colour on the uniform.
Whilst Ysgol Aberconwy does not offer any specialist subjects, pupils in Years 10-13 may study courses at Coleg Llandrillo Cymru
during school time. Courses such as these currently available are Retail Management, Catering, Fine Art, Graphic Art, Health and Beauty, Fashion and Textiles, Photography, Applied IT, Further Maths, Human Biology and Geology.
The Sixth Form uniform consists of a grey v-neck jumper with the school crest, a white collared shirt and a blue and gold tie. Dark trousers and shoes must also be worn.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
on the North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
coast. The school occupies a partly new, partly refurbished campus completed in 2005 situated directly onto the Conwy estuary and is two minutes from the A55 Expressway
A55 road
The A55, also known as the North Wales Expressway, is a major road in Britain. Its entire length is a dual carriageway primary route, with the exception of the point where it crosses the Britannia Bridge over the Menai Strait. All junctions are grade separated except for two roundabouts — one...
linking Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
to North Wales. The current head teacher is David Wylde, who began this post at the beginning of the 2004-2005 academic year. Catering and maintenance of the school and its grounds are provided by Sodexho
Sodexho
Sodexo is a French multinational corporation headquartered in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Sodexo is one of the largest food services and facilities management companies in the world, with 380,000 employees, representing 130 nationalities, present on 34,000 sites in 80 countries...
, the French catering and facilities management company. Ysgol Aberconwy's school day currently consists of five lessons, from 08.45 until 15.10. Pupils are sorted into 1 of 4 different houses, which each have a corresponding colour on the uniform.
Curriculum
English, Welsh, Maths, Science, Religious Education and Physical Education are compulsory up until the end of Year 11. All other subjects are optional after Year 8. Ysgol Aberconwy has begun a new type of GCSE course where pupils begin their GCSE studies at the beginning of Year 9 instead of Year 10.Whilst Ysgol Aberconwy does not offer any specialist subjects, pupils in Years 10-13 may study courses at Coleg Llandrillo Cymru
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru
Coleg Llandrillo Cymru is the largest College in North Wales with around 22,000 learners studying either on campus, in the community, in the workplace or over the Internet....
during school time. Courses such as these currently available are Retail Management, Catering, Fine Art, Graphic Art, Health and Beauty, Fashion and Textiles, Photography, Applied IT, Further Maths, Human Biology and Geology.
Uniform
The school uniform for the lower school (years 7 to 11) is a dark navy sweater with the school crest, a white polo necked shirt with a coloured collar corresponding to the house in which a pupil is assigned to, dark trousers and dark shoes.The Sixth Form uniform consists of a grey v-neck jumper with the school crest, a white collared shirt and a blue and gold tie. Dark trousers and shoes must also be worn.
Notable former pupils
- Paula YatesPaula YatesPaula Elizabeth Yates was a British television presenter and writer, best known for her work on two television programmes, The Tube and The Big Breakfast.-Early life:...
- television presenter, late wife of Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
.