Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle
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Motto | Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad (Education Builds Character) |
Founded | 1898 |
Authority | Gwynedd Council |
Headmaster | Alwen Watkin |
Age range | 11-18 |
Enrollment | 488 |
Language | Welsh, English |
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.[1] There were 488 pupils enrolled at the school in 2015, including 69 in the sixth form.[2]
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.[1]
On the school's badge, the words 'Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad' are inscribed, 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.[3]
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 lakes. 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.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils[]
- Bryn Fôn
- Sir Bryn Terfel Jones[4]
- Dafydd Glyn Jones
- R. Williams Parry
- Elan Closs Stephens
- Angharad Tomos
- Betty Williams
- Olwen Williams
- Owain Fon Williams
Coordinates: 53°03′17″N 4°16′44″W / 53.0547°N 4.2789°W
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Inspection report Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle 2015" (PDF). Estyn. Estyn. January 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle". My Local School. Welsh Government. 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad: Canmlwyddiant Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle 1898-1998". WorldCat Listing. Gwynedd County Council. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
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