- Cwmtawe Community School
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Cwmtawe Community School Motto "We can and we will succeed by working together and giving our best" Established 1969 (Moved to new building 1996) Type Comprehensive School Headteacher Mr A.T Jones Deputy Headteacher Miss M Edwards Location Parc Ynysderw
Pontardawe
Neath Port Talbot
WalesStaff Around 70 teaching Gender Coeducational Ages 11–16 Colours Royal Blue + Gold Website www.cwmtawe.org Cwmtawe Community School (in Welsh: Ysgol Gymunedol Cwmtawe) is a modern, English-medium education comprehensive school situated in Pontardawe, South Wales.
The school moved to newly built premises in 1996, its old building now being used by the local Welsh-language primary school, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pontardawe. Cwmtawe recently won an eco-schools award for environmentally friendly schools, which is based on school improvements, community and curriculum links as well as saving money and raising awareness.[1] Although Cwmtawe is not a Welsh-medium school, Welsh is taught at second-language level, as it is mandatory under the National Curriculum that all Welsh school children up to the age of 16 be taught the language.
Cwmtawe has very good Key Stage 3 and GCSE results that exceed the targets set in the national standard for Wales.[2] In 2000 the school was in 113th place in Wales for GCSE passes (based on 5 GCSEs, grades A-C). Since then, however, examination results have improved dramatically and according to the latest inspection report by Estyn the school has a GCSE pass rate of 73%, putting it in equal 12th place (and within the top 10% of all schools) in Wales.
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Drama productions
Each year Cwmtawe has a drama show produced by the pupils.
- 2003 Bugsy Malone
- 2004 Grease
- 2005 Oliver!
- 2006 An Evening With Cole Porter
- 2007 High School Musical
- 2008 Fiddler on the roof
- 2009 The Wiz
- 2010 Joseph and the amazing technicolour dreamcoat
Feeder primary schools
The feeder primary schools for Cwmtawe are:
- Alltwen Primary School
- Godre'r Graig Primary School
- Llangiwg Primary School
- Rhos Primary School
- Rhydyfro Primary School
- Cynlais Primary School
Notable former pupils
See also: Category:People educated at Cwmtawe Community SchoolSports
- Bleddyn Bowen, rugby union player[3]
- Aled Brew, rugby union player[3]
- Gareth Edwards, rugby union player[3]
- James Griffiths, rugby union player[3]
- Robert Jones, rugby union player[3]
- Joanne Melen, Judo Commonwealth Games medalist[3]
- Elgan Rees, rugby union player[3]
- Arwel Thomas, rugby union player[3]
External links
References
Categories:- Secondary schools in Wales
- Schools in Neath Port Talbot
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