Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi

Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi was a bilingual (Welsh and English) comprehensive school in Llandysul, Ceredigion. It stood on the site of the previous Llandysul Grammar School. The school was established in 1984 following the re-organisation of education in the Teifi Valley.[1] It was formerly a county school and grammar school dating back to the 19th century.

In 2001 there were 570 pupils at the school,[1] the numbers then dropped, but had increased once more to 527 in 2007, and were expected to continue to gradually increase.[2] 78% of the pupils were from homes where Welsh was the main language spoken in 2001,[1] this increased to 83% in 2007, with 91% of the pupils able to speak the language to first language standard.[2]

Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi amalgamated with Aberbanc, Coed y Bryn, Pontsian and Llandysul primary schools in September 2016 to become Wales’ first purpose built combined primary and secondary Welsh-medium community school, Ysgol Bro Teifi.[3]

Notable alumni

Former Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi pupils of note include:

Dr Hefin Jones, Senior Lecturer, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University

  • Dr Kay Swinburne MEP, Conservative Member of the European Parliament for Wales
  • Paul Davies AM, Conservative Member of the Welsh Assembly for Preseli Pembrokeshire
  • T. Llew Jones, Welsh language children's books author
  • Emyr Llewelyn, Welsh political activist
  • Evan James Williams (1903-1945), physicist
  • Evan Tom Davies (1904-1973), mathematician and linguist
  • Joshua Gerwyn Elias
  • Aled Gwyn Jones
  • John Ceredig Evans
  • Kristian James Davies
  • Sioned James (1974-2016)
  • John Bowen Jones
  • Dr Llyr Jones
  • Ian N Morgan
  • Rhydian Evans mab Olive, Conservative Member of the Welsh Assembly for Ceredigion
  • Gareth Hughes - Headmaster at RGS the Grange
  • Llŷr Griffiths-Davies, weather presenter

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Adroddiad yr Ysgol, 15-18 Hydref 2001" (PDF) (in Welsh). Estyn. 2001-12-17.
  2. 1 2 "Adroddiad yr Ysgol, 16 Ebrill 2007 2001" (PDF) (in Welsh). Estyn. 2007-06-20.
  3. ↑ "Brand new Ysgol Bro Teifi officially opened by Education Secretary". gov.wales. Retrieved 2016-09-30.

Coordinates: 52°02′28″N 4°18′58″W / 52.041°N 4.316°W / 52.041; -4.316


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