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
  • Aled Hall, Welsh classical tenor and opera artist.
  • Cate le Bon, Musician and producer

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


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