Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle

Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle from Ffordd Y Brenin Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad Education Builds Character
Location
North Wales Penygroes, Gwynedd Wales
Information
Founded	1898
Authority	Gwynedd Council
Headmaster	R. Emyr Hughes B.Sc.
Age range	11-18
Enrollment	530
Language	Welsh, English

Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle is a small bilingual secondary school in Penygroes (Gwynedd North Wales) serving the Nantlle Valley.^[1] In 2009 there were approximately 530 children enrolled including about 50 pupils in the sixth form (years 12 & 13).

General information

Over 80% of the children enrolled are Welsh, and over 90% are from Welsh first language homes or can speak Welsh fluently; the majority of the children are Welsh, while the minority are English and other nationalities.

On the school's badge, the words 'Delfryd Dysg Cymeriad' are enscribed, which translates to "The ideal of education is to build character" or more concisely "Education Builds Character". The school badge was devised by a former art teacher at the school, John Davies.

There are four registration classes in school, Y, D, N and P. There are also four school houses; Silyn, Dulyn, Llifon and Llyfnwy which draw their names from local rivers and corries. Pupils are allocated in one each of those when enrolled in year 7. School houses compete annually in the sports day and in the historic school eisteddfod, held in late October.

Notable former pupils

• Bryn Fôn
• Bryn Terfel CBE^[2]
• Dafydd Glyn Jones
• R. Williams Parry
• Elan Closs Stephens CBE
• Angharad Tomos
• Betty Williams MP
• Owain Fon Williams

Coordinates: 53°03′17″N 4°16′44″W / 53.0547°N 4.2789°W / 53.0547; -4.2789

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