Ysgol y Gwendraeth
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Ysgol Y Gwendraeth is an age 11 years - 18 years secondary school
or comprehensive school
in the heart of the Gwendraeth valley, Carmarthenshire
, Wales
.
The school is situated in the village of Drefach and has 580 pupils. The current headteacher is Mrs Anna Williams.
The school promotes the Welsh language
, and Welsh history and Welsh culture. Some subjects are available to be taught in the Welsh language
if requested, otherwise the lessons are taught in the English language
only.
There is also a Sixth Form College
and the school also houses the Garreglwyd Autistic Unit and Annex.
The majority of the pupils and staff can speak Welsh. Many staffers live in or near the valley and are thus naturally immersed in all aspects of the life of the community.
Ysgol Y Gwendraeth earned the 2001-2002 Schools Curriculum Award.
The feeder primary schools' are Category A schools, where Welsh is the language spoken and taught up to the age of seven and where Welsh culture is actively promoted with the assistance of Menter Cwm Gwendraeth, which promotes Welsh and Welsh culture and history.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
or comprehensive school
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...
in the heart of the Gwendraeth valley, Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire is a unitary authority in the south west of Wales and one of thirteen historic counties. It is the 3rd largest in Wales. Its three largest towns are Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
The school is situated in the village of Drefach and has 580 pupils. The current headteacher is Mrs Anna Williams.
The school promotes the Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, and Welsh history and Welsh culture. Some subjects are available to be taught in the Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
if requested, otherwise the lessons are taught in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
only.
There is also a Sixth Form College
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
and the school also houses the Garreglwyd Autistic Unit and Annex.
The majority of the pupils and staff can speak Welsh. Many staffers live in or near the valley and are thus naturally immersed in all aspects of the life of the community.
Ysgol Y Gwendraeth earned the 2001-2002 Schools Curriculum Award.
The feeder primary schools' are Category A schools, where Welsh is the language spoken and taught up to the age of seven and where Welsh culture is actively promoted with the assistance of Menter Cwm Gwendraeth, which promotes Welsh and Welsh culture and history.