Cyfarthfa High School is a comprehensive school, based in the town and borough of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that was established in 1970. A comprehensive school is a Secondary school and State school for children from the age of 11 to at least 16 that does not select children on the basis of academic Merthyr Tydfil today Government The current Borough boundaries date back to 1974 when the former county borough of Merthyr Tydfil expanded slightly to cover Cyfarthfa means "Place of the barking (dog)" in Welsh and the school crest reflects this. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic The word crest is often mistakenly applied to a Coat of arms.
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Origins
The school was formed by the amalgamation of Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School and Georgetown Secondary Modern School. Cyfarthfa Grammar School, opened in 1913, was based in Cyfarthfa Castle operating as separate boys` and girls` schools. Cyfarthfa Castle is the former home of the Crawshay family historical ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. In 1945, they amalgamated, and in accordance with the then government policy the school was redesignated as a Grammar school under the name of Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School. A grammar school is one of several different types of School in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries Georgetown Secondary Modern School was located at Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil.
Upper School
Initially, the Upper School was located in the Grammar School premises at Cyfarthfa Castle. The Upper School moved to a new campus, built on fields adjoining a farm, in Cae Mari Dwn in 1981. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated
The new site is based a few miles away from the lower school and provides a range of purpose based facilities. It has a brick built building with a hall and external playing fields. The two storey site includes a dedicated science wing, sports hall, a range of general purpose classrooms, a flood-lit Astroturf.
Lower School
The original lower school was situated in Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil. At that site it had two wings plus an annex providing science and metalwork facilities. External portable units provided woodwork and language labs. In 1981 the Lower School relocated to the Cyfarthfa Castle site, vacated by the Upper School. Cyfarthfa Castle is the former home of the Crawshay family historical ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
The current Lower School premises are within a park with considerable grounds and outstanding gardens as well as a museum.
See also
External links
- Official site
- Old Merthyr Tydfil: Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar & High School - Historical Photographs of Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar & High School. Cyfarthfa Castle is the former home of the Crawshay family historical ironmasters of Cyfarthfa Ironworks in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.
- Estyn Report on Cyfarthfa - Wales' Education Body Report on the school
- icWales - 99. 6% pass rate at Cyfarthfa
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