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The following is a partial list of currently operating schools in Wales, United Kingdom. You may also find Category:Schools in Wales of use to find a particular school. See also the List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom.
Ysgol John Bright is a secondary school on Maesdu Road, Llandudno in Conwy County Borough, Wales. It was founded with money and support from the social reformer John Bright, whose son died in Llandudno in 1864. Until 1969 the school was a selective grammar school known as John Bright Grammar School (JBGS).
In 2017 it was the highest-ranked secondary school in the UK with 98% of pupils attaining A* to B at Advanced Level. [4] [5] [failed verification] This led to St John's being named 'Welsh Independent Secondary School of the Year' in the Sunday Times 'Parent Power' annual supplement. In 2012, the school was inspected by Estyn and judged ...
Christianity is a large part of the school life. Every year group attends a Eucharist service at least once per term. These services take place in the school hall, hosted by visiting priests from the diocese of Llandaff and surrounding dioceses, as well as in St Elvan's, a large church situated in Aberdare's town centre.
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Education is compulsory beginning with the term following the child's fifth birthday, but may take place at either home or school. Most parents choosing to educate through school-based provision, however, enrol their children in the reception year in September of that school year, with most children thus beginning school at age four or four and ...
A 2021 Estyn report showed that Welsh students have little knowledge of diverse history. Wales was set to become the first country in the UK to make ethnic minority history a mandatory part of the school curriculum, set to be implemented in September 2022. [10]
In 1939, the first Welsh-medium primary school was established independently of the state by the Urdd in Aberystwyth. [11] Ysgol Glan Clwyd was the first designated bilingual secondary school in Wales, which opened in 1956. [12] Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen (now Ysgol Garth Olwg) became the first Welsh-medium secondary school in South Wales in 1962. [13]