Ysgol y Strade

Ysgol Gyfun y Strade (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈəsɡɔl ˈɡəvɨn ə ˈstradɛ]) (often known as Y Strade) is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school and sixth form in the town of Llanelli, Wales. It opened in September 1977 as a mixed gender school.[1] In 2022 there were 1,209 pupils enrolled at the school.[2]

The school's motto is "Nid da lle gellir gwell"[3][1] — literally, (it is) not good where capable of (being) better, i.e. never settle for second-best; or, there is always room for improvement.

Ysgol y Strade
Depicts the outside of the school. Green gates encompass the building. In. the distance in front of the building is a car park. To the right, behind the gates, there is grass with a yellow digger.
The view from outside the school grounds during its extension.
Location
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Carmarthenshire
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SA15 4DL

Wales
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United Kingdom
Information
School typeSecondary & Sixth Form
MottoNid da lle gellir gwell
([it is] not good where capable of [being] better)
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
Established1977
AuthorityCarmarthenshire County Council
School code6694052
Head teacherGeoff Evans
Secondary years taughtYear 7 to Year 11
Age range11-18
Enrollment1209 (2022)
Student to teacher ratio17.8
LanguageWelsh
HousesGwenllian, Madog, Buddug and Rhodri[3]
SportsRugby
Budget£4,844 per pupil
Websitehttp://www.ysgolystrade.cymru
Last updated: 2023-06-05

The school has a successful rugby team which competes in the Rosslyn Park National School Sevens annually.[4]

The arts department within the school has also achieved many accolades throughout the nation. The choir have featured numerous times on the BBC in competitions such as Songs of Praise.[5][6][7] Many awards have also been won in The National Eisteddfod with recitation groups, choirs, drama performances, solo and duet singing, and public speaking.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Ysgol Y Strade". ysgolystrade.cymru. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Ysgol Gyfun Y Strade". mylocalschool.gov.wales. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Thomas, Bethan (14 October 2020). "32 things you'll only remember if you went to Strade School in the past 20 years". WalesOnline. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens". www.national7s.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ^ "BBC - School Choir of the Year 2013 - Ysgol Y Strade singing Anfonaf Angel". BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Côr Ysgol Y Strade yn ffeinal Songs of Praise". BBC Cymru Fyw (in Welsh). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "School Choirs 2012 Final". Songs of Praise. 29 April 2012. BBC. And finally, from Llanelli, Ysgol Y Strade!
  8. ^ Blake, Aled (7 August 2014). "National Eisteddfod: Wednesday and Thursday's results". WalesOnline. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2022.