Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur

Community school in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Wales

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Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Neath Port Talbot, Wales.^[1] The school provides education to three to eighteen-year-old pupils in Neath Port Talbot and south Powys from three campuses in Ystalyfera and Port Talbot.

History

It was founded in 1969 as Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera (Ystalyfera Secondary School), on the site of the former Ystalyfera Grammar School.^[2] In 2017 the school merged with Ysgol Gynradd y Wern primary school to form an all-age school for ages three to eighteen.^[3] In September 2018 the Bro Dur ('Steel Land') campus opened in Port Talbot,^[4] which operates alongside the primary and secondary school campuses in Ystalyfera.^[5] A second Welsh-medium comprehensive campus named Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Dur was opened, it is also referred to as Ystalyfera South.

Notable alumni

Notable former pupils of Ystalyfera Grammar School and Ysgol Ystalyfera include:

Gwenallt (D. Gwenallt Jones, 1899–1968), poet
Richard Aaron (1901–1987), philosopher
Geoffrey Moses (born 1952), cricketer and classical singer
Garry Owen (journalist) [cy] (born 1958), journalist and radio presenter
Siân Lloyd (born 1958), television presenter
Ian Jones, television executive, chief executive of S4C
Huw Chiswell [cy] (born 1961), actor and singer
Steffan Rhodri (born 1967), actor
Alun Cairns (born 1970), politician, former Secretary of State for Wales
Derwyn Jones (born 1970), rugby union player for Cardiff and Wales
Euros Lyn (born 1971), television director
Rhodri Owen (born 1972), radio and television presenter
Jeremy Miles, politician, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Kristian Phillips (born 1990), rugby union player for Bath, represented Wales at U18 and U20 levels.
Ben Davies (born 1993), footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and Wales
Rubin Colwill footballer for Cardiff City and Wales
Iestyn Hopkins Rugby Player for Ospreys

References

^ "Contact Information". Ysgol Ystalyfera. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ "School History". Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ "Adroddiad Blynyddol Cyntaf Corff Llwyodraethu Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur – 2017–18" [First Annual Report of the Governing Body of Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur – 2017–2018] (PDF). Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur (in Welsh). Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ Laurie, Daniel (7 September 2018). "Pupils and staff celebrate Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Dur opening". South Wales Guardian. Ammanford. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ "Contact Details". Ysgol Gymraeg Ystlafera Bro Dur. Archived from the original on 31 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.