Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern

Bodedern Secondary School Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern
"Hau i Fedi"
Location
Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales
Coordinates	53°17′26″N 4°30′18″W / 53.290563°N 4.504931°W / 53.290563; -4.504931
Information
Type	Secondary School
Opened	1977
LEA	Isle of Anglesey County Council
Head teacher	Mrs Annwen Morgan
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	Over 9000 (2009)
Colour(s)	Navy, Red. White shirts for the Sixth form.

Bodedern Secondary School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern) is a co-educational secondary school in Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales first opened in 1977. Although a bilingual school, pupils are taught mostly in Welsh. The current Headteacher is Annwen Morgan, appointed April 2007.

History

Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern opened on 6 September 1977 and the headteacher was Mr Carol Hughes. It replaced the old National School in London Road which was then demolished in 1984. The school's symbol is a thumb pressing seeds into the earth (hence the motto 'hau i fedi' or 'sowing to harvest').

The school today

Front of Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern

There are many levels of Welsh-speaking ability at the school and pupils have the choice of studying a subject through the medium of English or Welsh. This is one of the few truly bilingual schools in Wales. At GCSE, nearly all pupils must study at least two subjects in English and two in Welsh, in addition to English and Welsh as individual subjects.

Contrary to the local myth, there is no entrance exam in Welsh for the school.

There are over 850 pupils at the school. The extensive school facilities are available for public use during the evenings.

Notable former pupils

• Mike Phillips, Welsh rugby union player.

• Jonsi, Professional broadcaster and journalist.

• Gareth Williams, GCHQ employee.^[1]

• Tudur Owen, Welsh stand-up comedian and S4C and BBC Radio Cymru presenter.

• George North, British Lions, Wales and Scarlets rugby player

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