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Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
Address
Lawrence Avenue Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF44 9ES Wales
Coordinates	51°44′05″N 3°29′36″W / 51.7346°N 3.4932°W / 51.7346; -3.4932
Information
Type	Secondary
Motto	Gwir. Gweithgar. Gwych.
Established	1995
Head teacher	Lisa Williams
Staff	80+
Teaching staff	60+
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	1000+
Language	Welsh
Houses	3
Colour(s)	Red, Black and Gold
Website	www.rhydywaun.org

Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in the Cynon Valley in the village of Penywaun, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, to the northwest of the town of Aberdare.

The school was established on 1 September 1995 to deal with the increasing numbers of students attending five local Welsh-medium primary schools, who previously had to travel to secondary school in Pontypridd. It provides a Welsh-medium education for pupils from the Cynon Valley and from neighbouring Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, where there is no Welsh-medium secondary school.

Houses

There are three houses, Cynon, Dâr and Taf, named after the local rivers, Cynon, Dare and Taff.

Notable alumni

• Andrew Coombs, Welsh rugby international
• Nathan Craze, British ice hockey international
• Thomas Young, Welsh rugby international
• Steffan Jones, Welsh International 400m Track and Field Athlete, Student at Harvard University

References

1. Lewis, Anthony (13 September 2019). "Parents launch Welsh language drive in Merthyr Tydfil". Wales Online.

External links

• Official website

v t e Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Communities	Aberaman North Aberaman South Abercynon Aberdare East Aberdare West Cwm Clydach Cwmbach Cymmer Ferndale Gilfach Goch Hirwaun Llanharan Llanharry Llantrisant Llantwit Fardre Llwydcoed Llwynypïa Maerdy Mountain Ash East Mountain Ash West Penrhiwceiber Pentre Pen-y-graig Penywaun Pont-y-clun Pontypridd Porth Rhigos Taff's Well Tonypandy Tonyrefail Trealaw Trehafod Treherbert Treorchy Tylorstown Ynyshir Ynysybwl and Coed-y-Cwm Ystrad
Towns and villages	Aberaman Abercwmboi Abercynon Aberdare Abernant Beddau Blaenclydach Blaencwm Blaenllechau Blaenrhondda Britannia Bryncae Bryngolau Brynna Brynsadler Brynteg Buarth-y-Capel Bwllfa Dare Caegarw Carnetown Castell y Mwnws Castellau Cefn Rhigos Cefnpennar Church Village Cilfynydd Clydach Vale Coed-Ely Coedpenmaen Coed-y-Cwm Collena Croesbychan Cross Inn Cwm-Hwnt Cwmaman Cwmbach Cwmdare Cwmparc Cwmpennar Cymmer Dinas Rhondda Dolau Edmondstown Efail Isaf Ferndale Fernhill Foundry Town Gadlys Garden City Gelli Gilfach Goch Glan-y-ffordd Glan-y-llyn Glenboi Glyncoch Glynfach Glynhafod Glyntaff Godreaman Graig Graigwen Groes-faen Hawthorn Hendreforgan Hirwaun Hopkinstown Ilan Llanharan Llanharry Llanilid Llantrisant Llantwit Fardre Llwydcoed Llwyncelyn Llwynypia Maerdy Maesycoed Miskin, Mountain Ash Miskin, Pontyclun Mountain Ash Mwyndy Nantgarw Newtown Pantygraigwen Penderyn Penpisgah Penrhiwceiber Penrhiwfer Penrhys Pentre Pentrebach Pen-y-coedcae Penygraig Penygraigwen Penywaun Perthcelyn Pontcynon Pontsionnorton Pontyclun Pontygwaith Pontypridd Porth Pwllgwaun Rhigos Rhiw Ddar Rhiwsaeson Rhydyfelin Robertstown Roberttown Stanleytown Taff's Well Talbot Green Talygarn Thomastown Ton Pentre Tonteg Tonypandy Tonyrefail Trallwn Trealaw Trebanog Trecynon Treforest Trehafod Treherbert Trenant Treorchy Ty Fry Ty Rhiw Tyla Garw Tylcha Tylorstown Tynewydd Tynybryn Tyn-y-nant Tyntetown Upper Boat Upper Church Village Wattstown Williamstown Ynysangharad Ynysboeth Ynysddu Ynyshir Ynysmaerdy Ynyswen Ynysybwl Ystrad
Education	Aberdare Girls' School Aberdare High School Blaengwawr Comprehensive School Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive School Coleg y Cymoedd Hawthorn High School Mountain Ash Comprehensive School Pontypridd High School Porth Community School St. John the Baptist School Tonyrefail School Treorchy Comprehensive School University of South Wales Y Pant School Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda Ysgol Garth Olwg Ysgol Llanhari Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun
Rivers	Afon Clun Afon Sychryd Aman River River Cynon River Ely River Rhondda River Taff
Topic lists	Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Scheduled Monuments Registered parks and gardens High Sheriffs Lord Lieutenants Museums Public art Schools Place names
Major infrastructure	M4 motorway
Category

v t e Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Communities	Bedlinog Cyfarthfa Dowlais Gurnos Merthyr Vale Pant Park Penydarren Town Treharris Troed-y-rhiw Vaynor
Towns and villages	Aberfan Abercanaid Bedlinog Cefn-coed-y-cymmer Dowlais Edwardsville Gellideg Georgetown Gurnos Heolgerrig Merthyr Vale Mount Pleasant Pant Panteg Park Pentrebach Penydarren Pontsarn Pontygwaith Quakers Yard Quar Merthyr Tydfil Trefechan Treharris Trelewis Troed-y-rhiw Twynyrodyn Vaynor
Rivers	River Taff
Topics	Parliamentary constituencies Places Schools Electoral wards SSSIs Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Scheduled monuments Registered parks and gardens Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Public art

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