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Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle

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Founded
  
1898

Age range
  
11-18

Medium of language
  
Bilingual (Type B)

Phone
  
+44 1286 880345

Motto
  
Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad

Authority
  
Gwynedd Council

Enrollment
  
488

Language
  
Welsh, English

Headmaster
  
Mrs Alwen Watkin

Number of students
  
488

Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle

Address
  
Penygroes, Caernarfon LL54 6RL, UK

Profiles

Mabolgampau ysgol dyffryn nantlle 2015


Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a bilingual secondary school situated in Penygroes in Gwynedd, north Wales. The school serves the village of Penygroes and the surrounding rural area. There were 488 pupils enrolled at the school in 2015, including 69 in the sixth form.

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General information

84% of pupils come from homes in which Welsh is the main language of the household. Nearly all pupils are able to speak Welsh to first language level and are following a Welsh course.

On the school's badge, the words 'Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad' are enscribed, which translates to "The ideal of education is to build character" or more concisely "Education Builds Character". The school badge was devised by a former art teacher at the school, John Davies.

There are four registration classes in school, Y, D, N and P. There are also four school houses; Silyn, Dulyn, Llifon and Llyfnwy which draw their names from local rivers and corries. Pupils are allocated in one each of those when enrolled in year 7. School houses compete annually in the sports day and in the historic school eisteddfod, held in late October.

Notable former pupils

  • Bryn Fôn
  • Sir Bryn Terfel CBE
  • Dafydd Glyn Jones
  • R. Williams Parry
  • Elan Closs Stephens CBE
  • Angharad Tomos
  • Betty Williams MP
  • Owain Fon Williams
  • References

    Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle Wikipedia