Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg
| Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
Colcot Road, Barry , CF62 8YU Wales 51°24′48″N 3°17′11″W / 51.4132°N 3.2865°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Comprehensive and primary State School |
| Motto | Dyro dy law i mi ac fe awn i ben y mynydd (Give me your hand and we'll go to the top of the mountain) |
Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Established | 2000 |
Local authority | Vale of Glamorgan Council |
Head teacher | Rhys Angell Jones[1] |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Language | Welsh |
| Houses | Cadog, Illtud, Mihangel. |
| Colours | Blue and turquoise |
| Website | www |
Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg (previously Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg) is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the town of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, on the coast of south Wales. It is located adjacent to Barry Hospital and Whitmore High School, Barry. It is currently the only Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the county.
Pupils come from a wide area, which includes Barry, Wenvoe, Rhoose, Penarth, Sully, Dinas Powys, Cowbridge, Llantwit Major and St Athan.[2]
The school was established in September 2000, in what was formerly the Lower School of Barry Comprehensive School. By 2002, there were 24 teachers and 369 pupils in year 7 to 9 at the school. A quarter of the pupils came from homes where one parent could speak Welsh, and 6% came from homes where both parents could speak Welsh.[3]
The school won over 7 awards at the Urdd National Eisteddfod in 2017. At the 2026 National Eisteddfod the school's choir of 117 members, Côrgannwg, won the "New Choir" competition.[4]
Alumni
- Steffan Jones, rugby player for Wales 7s[5]
- Mason Grady, rugby union player for Cardiff and Wales[6]
- Morfydd Clark, actress[7]
- Annes Elwy, actress[8]
- Hana Lili, singer-songwriter[9]
- Wesley Burns, Wales International Footballer
References
- ↑ "Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg - Our Staff". Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Inspection report Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg 2019" (PDF). Estyn.
- ↑ "Report: Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg Inspection 25 – 29 November 2002" (PDF). Estyn. 31 January 2003.
- ↑ "Cyntaf i gôr o gant a mwy" [First for a choir of 100 and more]. Golwg360. Vol. 38, no. 47. 6 August 2026. p. 9.
- ↑ "Another Cap for Steffan". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2023: Mason Grady to make Wales debut against England". BBC Sport. 23 February 2023.
- ↑ Owens, David (6 September 2022). "Watch: Lord of the Rings star teaches US talk show host Welsh". Nation.Cymru.
- ↑ "Another major role for local actress". Barry Today.
- ↑ "Welsh singer Hana Lili on supporting Coldplay in Cardiff". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023.