Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy

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Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy
Headteacher	Ifor Glyn Efans
Location	Nebo Road Llanrwst Conwy LL26 0AP Wales
LEA	Conwy
Ofsted number	401686
Students	960
School colours	The pupils wear a maroon jumper and white t-shirt both with the school logo, and black trousers (or girls have an option to wear a skirt). Black shoes should be worn at all times.
Coordinates: 53°08′21″N 3°47′33″W / 53.13920, -3.79261

Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy is a Welsh comprehensive high-school located in the town of Llanrwst in the Conwy Valley. There are around 800 pupils in the school and most of them are bilingual. The school has recently been moved onto one expanded site which had originally housed years 7-9 only. The site of the upper school (the oldest building and site of the original grammar school) is currently empty, and is being developed into an NHS centre.

The current headmaster of the school is Ifor Glyn Efans. The two deputy heads are Billy Williams and Janet Hughes. Teachers who have been part of the school for over thirty years include Hywel Williams, Beti Rhys, Raymond Roberts and Gwyn Hughes-Roberts. Other long serving teachers who've been teaching in YDC for twenty/twenty five years include Glenda Barlow, Mike Rayner, Eira Wyn Jones, John Harris, Wendy Davis and John Lloyd Roberts. Recently, teachers who had been part of the school for thirty or forty years have retired including Maggie Smith, Susan Davis, Ian Griffith, Gwyn Williams and D G Williams. Some teachers took part in the NUT strike hich took place on April 24th, 2008. The school was partly closed, ith only Year 7 and the Sixth form college attending on the day. Many teachers have recently become pregnant including Mrs Anna Roberts, Miss Hannah Jones, Tracy Howes and Beca Brychan

[edit] Examinations

The school offers education for KS3, KS4 and Post-16 students. It offers GCSE, Entry Level examinations for KS4 and AS-level and A-level for Post-16 education. It is a Welsh Joint Education Committee accredited centre for presenting records of national achievement, using the WJEC as an examination board. This school was the first to give Year 10 pupils a chance to get a qualification in Physical Education, without taking up the GCSE. This was thanks to Jason Vaughen Turner of Penrhyn Bay

[edit] Trivia

Glyn Wise (Big Brother) attended Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy from year 10 to year 13.
Kai Owen attended Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy
The school is managed and owned by Sodexo and the current building was built by Alfred McAlpine.