Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig

Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig
Address
Ffordd Llanbadarn
Aberystwyth, SY23 3QN
Information
Type Secondary
Established 1973
Gender Mixed
Age 11 to 16/18
Enrollment 591 (2017)
Medium of language Welsh
Website penweddig.ceredigion.sch.uk/en/

Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig is a Welsh-language, community comprehensive school situated in Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Wales. The school was established in 1973.[1] The school was the first Welsh language secondary school in Ceredigion and is named after the cantref of Penweddig, the northern part of the Kingdom of Ceredigion, between the rivers Dyfi and Ystwyth.

The school had 591 pupils on roll in January 2017, of which 122 were 16-18-year-old students.[2] During the last Estyn school inspection, it was reported that Welsh is spoken at home by 69% of pupils, with all pupils being able to speak Welsh fluently.[2]

The school's building is owned by a private company who lease it to the school.

When the school was started in the mid-70s the school was housed in Ffordd Dewi, Aberystwyth. In October 2001, following a lengthy consultation with parents, staff and pupils, the school moved to its current home in Llanbadarn Road.

The total cost of the school to the taxpayer was over £58 million (or £14,000 a day), with some arguing that this money could have kept many rural small schools open.[3] The school does not have any students who are not white. The school has been the subject of a number of controversies including the headmaster parking in a disabled bay and in May 2018 the school featured in the national Independent newspaper for putting boys in detention for wearing dresses at a leavers party.

School council

The school council is formed before the autumn half term holidays, and meets regularly to discuss improvements to the school, be it physically or structurally. It comprises two representatives from every school year (one male, one female, one blank) elected by the whole of the respective year, and two permanent members representing the local youth service (also pupils). The council is mentored by the deputy headteacher.

Notable former pupils

notable former pupils include:

References

  1. ↑ "Papurau Cymdeithas Cyfeillion Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig". National Library of Wales.
  2. 1 2 "A report on Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig" (PDF). Estyn. January 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ↑ http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113263&headline=%C2%A358m%20cost%20of%20Penweddig%20%E2%80%98could%20have%20kept%20schools%20open%E2%80%99&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017
  4. ↑ "Aled Haydn Jones' Biography". BBC Wales.

Coordinates: 52°24′36″N 4°04′05″W / 52.41°N 4.068°W / 52.41; -4.068

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