Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
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.
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, Welsh International 400m Track and Field Athlete, Student at Harvard University
References
- ^ Lewis, Anthony (13 September 2019). "Parents launch Welsh language drive in Merthyr Tydfil". Wales Online.
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