Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf

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city = Cardiff
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Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf ( _en. "Glantaf Welsh Comprehensive School") is the largest Welsh-medium school in Wales. It is located on Bridge Road, Llandaff North, Cardiff, on the banks of the river Taff - the name 'Glantaf' means 'The bank of the river Taff' in Welsh. Of the two Welsh-medium secondary schools serving Cardiff it was the first to be established (the other being Ysgol Gymraeg Plasmawr). Although all students speak Welsh, and most have received a Welsh-language primary education, 68% (as of 2005) come from homes where Welsh is not the first language. [ [http://www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/Glantaf_Sec_05.pdf 2005 inspection] ] .

History

Ysgol Glantaf was founded in 1978, initially sharing premises with the English-language Glantaf High School, before expanding to occupy the entire building. Its first Prifathro (Headmaster) was Mr J E Malcolm Thomas, who was succeeded upon his retirement in 1995 by Mr Huw S Thomas, and then by current Prifathrawes (Headmistress) Mrs Rhiannon Lloyd.

The pupil numbers at the school increased into four figures during the mid-1980s, necessitating the annexing of the buildings of the old Waterhall School in Fairwater to form the Ysgol Isaf (Lower School), which housed the First and Second forms (later Years 7 and 8) of the school from 1986. This split-site arrangement continued until the opening of Cardiff's second Welsh-medium Comprehensive School, Ysgol Gymraeg Plasmawr, in 1998, from which point the Llandaff North site again housed the entirety of Glantaf's pupils.

Ethos

The school's motto is 'Coron Gwlad Ei Mamiaith', which translates as 'A Country's Crown is Her Mother Tongue'. The school colours of light and dark blue reflect Glantaf's Cardiff location, as they are also the official colours of Cardiff Blues Rugby Club and Cardiff City Football Club.

Houses

The school's four houses are named after Welsh saints: Dewi (house colour: yellow), Dyfrig (green), Illtud (red) and Teilo (blue). The four houses annually compete in the "Gwyl Glantaf" (Glantaf Festival), in which there is a day of sports and a day of singing, playing instruments, reciting and numerous other events in the theme of the Eisteddfod.

Glantaf Festival Results2008- 1st Illtud, 2nd Teilo, 3rd Dewi, 4th Dyfrig

2007- 1st Illtud, 2nd Dewi, 3rd Teilo, 4th Dyfrig

Results

2006: 74% of 15 year old pupils achieved 5 or more A* - C grades at GCSE or equivalent http://www.npd-wales.gov.uk/pagecontent/shared/PublicDocs/681/SEC/6814071E.pdf]

2006: 83% of 17 year old pupils achieved two or more A - C grades at A/AS level or equivalent

Alumni

Acting, music and literature
* Ioan Gruffudd Actor
* Matthew Rhys Actor
* Matthew Pritchard Television Presenter
* Llwyd Owen Welsh-language author
* Huw Bunford Member of the Super Furry Animals
* Guto Pryce Member of the Super Furry Animals
* Ceiri Torjussen Hollywood film score composer and orchestrator
* Gethin Jones Blue Peter presenter
* Huw Stephens BBC Radio One DJ
* Gwenno Saunders Pop Singer (The Pipettes)
* Jeremy Huw Williams Opera Singer
* Dyfed Wyn-Evans Opera Singer
* Anthony Stuart Lloyd Opera Singer
* Paul Carey Jones Opera Singer

Sport
* Nicky Robinson Rugby Union player, Cardiff Blues & Wales
* Jamie Robinson Rugby Union player, Cardiff Blues & Wales
* Jamie Roberts Rugby Union player, Cardiff Blues & Wales
* Lee Thomas (rugby player) Rugby Union player

Politics
* Eluned Morgan Member of the European Parliament

Other
* Ffion Jenkins Wife of William Hague MP

References

External links

* [http://www.glantaf.cardiff.sch.uk Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf web site] (in Welsh)
* [http://www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/Glantaf_Sec_05.pdf 2005 inspection report] (.pdf)