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About Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron

Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron is a bilingual comprehensive school located in Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales, serving pupils aged 11 to 18. Established in 1978, the school emphasizes a bilingual curriculum with around 70-80% of pupils speaking Welsh to a first language or equal standard. It offers a broad curriculum with a strong focus on academic and extracurricular success, supported by experienced staff and a commitment to individual pupil development. The school prides itself on fostering a supportive and inclusive community, aiming to prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century while maintaining strong ties with local culture and language. Facilities include modern classrooms and resources to support a wide range of subjects and extracurricular activities.

Key Facts

Founded 1978
Students 590
Head/Principal Owain Jones

Rating Breakdown

Based on published reviews
Safety & Security 1.5
Teaching Quality 1.5
Communication 1.5
Student Wellbeing 1.5
Facilities 1.5

Reviews 5

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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Jun 23, 2024
1.0

"Traumatic"

This school is only good if you GENUINELY hate your kids.

For staters they care so little about students health that they removed the nurses office to make room for more isolation rooms where they send children with various issues to sit in silence or be shouted at for the whole day. 99% of these kids were kids who absolutely had undiagnosed issues or were straight up traumatised. I know this because I still know some of these people now and I was one of those kids myself.

Teachers bully students with no consequences. Students bully students with no consequences. In fact this school is so bad with bullying that I only recently in my 20s began to realise that bullying is so serious that it actually traumatised me to the point where I have diagnosed mental health issues that have ruined my life from being bullied at this school by students AND by teachers.

Chronic migraines that I still get as an adult were ignored and brushed off as me looking for attention. They knew I was suicidal and did nothing. Teachers saw me break down into tears and did nothing. Another review mentioned suicide. I know people who tried, unsuccessfully thank God, to commit suicide because of this school. Personally I would fantasise every day on the bus to and from school about all the different places I could get off the bus and hang myself.

So yeah. Send your kids here if you genuinely despise them :)
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
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Parent Unconfirmed
Parent May 28, 2023
1.0

"Horrific school "

This school is awful. As a former student I look back at the trauma and abuse I faced at this school. At best some of the teachers are incompetent and generally just bad at their job. At worst many teachers are aggressive, mean and hostile.

During my time at this school I dealt with sexual insults from one teacher annd aggressive shaming from another teacher. I could go on. Do not send your child here.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Oct 22, 2022
1.0

"Awful"

Horrific school. It's a genuine shock that there aren't any suicides that come out of this school given the torment it's students are out through. From being unable to handle children, teachers that make students cry for fun, corruption among staff and a nurses office replaced with even more isolation rooms Emlyn has it all. If you want to psychologically scar your child this is the school for you.
Safety & Wellbeing 1/5
Teaching & Learning 1/5
Communication 1/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 1/5
Facilities 1/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Oct 5, 2022
3.0

"Average school to be fair."

It's a good school but at times students can be difficult to tolerate for other students trying to get along with work. Some good and ok teachers and students but overall an average school
Safety & Wellbeing 3/5
Teaching & Learning 3/5
Communication 3/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 3/5
Facilities 3/5
P
Parent Unconfirmed
Parent Nov 3, 2020
4.0

"Good "

Very good excellent environment
Safety & Wellbeing 4/5
Teaching & Learning 4/5
Communication 4/5
Mental & Emotional Wellbeing 4/5
Facilities 4/5

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