Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern
Address
Map
Llanedeyrn Road, Penylan

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CF23 9DT

Wales
Coordinates51°30′16″N 3°09′20″W / 51.50454°N 3.15563°W / 51.50454; -3.15563
Information
TypeCommunity school
Established2012 (2012)
Local authorityCardiff Council
Department for Education URN402295 Tables
Head teacherIwan Pritchard
Teaching staff45.5 (on an FTE basis)[1]
GenderMixed
Age range11–19
Enrolment907 (2022)
Student to teacher ratio13.6[1]
LanguageWelsh[1]
Houses
  •   Hafren
  •   Rhymni
  •   Taf
Colour(s)Black and Jade   
PublicationYr Elain
Websitewww.ysgolbroedern.org.uk

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern is a mixed, Welsh-medium secondary school for pupils between 11 and 19 years old. The school is situated in Penylan, Cardiff, Wales. As of 2022, it had 907 pupils on roll, with 131 pupils in the sixth form.[2] 18 per cent of pupils came from Welsh-speaking homes in 2017.[3]

The name 'Bro Edern' (Vale of Edern) refers to Saint Edern who is commemorated in the name Llanedeyrn. Of the three Welsh-medium secondary schools serving Cardiff, it is the newest (the others being Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr).[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern". My Local School. Welsh Government. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Ysgol Gyfun Bro Edern | Estyn". www.estyn.gov.wales. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. ^ Alison, Young (8 October 2013). "Building a school for the 21st century". The Diocese of Llandaff. Retrieved 8 December 2016.