Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
Address
Lawrence Avenue

Rhondda Cynon Taff
,
CF44 9ES

Wales
Coordinates51°44′05″N 3°29′36″W / 51.7346°N 3.4932°W / 51.7346; -3.4932
Information
TypeSecondary
MottoGwir. Gweithgar. Gwych.
Established1995
Head teacherLisa Williams
Staff80+
Teaching staff60+
GenderMixed
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1000+
LanguageWelsh
Houses3
Colour(s)Red, Black and Gold
Websitewww.rhydywaun.org

Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the Cynon Valley in the village of Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, to the northwest of the town of Aberdare.

The school was established on 1 September 1995 to deal with the increasing numbers of students attending five local Welsh-medium primary schools, who previously had to travel to secondary school in Pontypridd. It provides a Welsh-medium education for pupils from the Cynon Valley and from neighbouring Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where there is no Welsh-medium secondary school.[1]

Houses

There are three houses, Cynon, Dâr and Taf, named after the local rivers, Cynon, Dare and Taff.

Notable alumni

  • Andrew Coombs, Welsh rugby international
  • Nathan Craze, British ice hockey international
  • Thomas Young, Welsh rugby international
  • Steffan Jones, Track and Field Athlete, Student at Harvard University

References

  1. Lewis, Anthony (13 September 2019). "Parents launch Welsh language drive in Merthyr Tydfil". Wales Online.


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