Ysgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur is a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The school provides education to three- to eighteen-year-old pupils in Neath Port Talbot and south Powys at three campuses in Ystalyfera and Port Talbot.
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History
The school was founded in 1969 as Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera (Ystalyfera Comprehensive School), on the site of the former Ystalyfera Grammar School.
In 2017 the school merged with Ysgol Gynradd y Wern primary school to form an all-age school for ages three to eighteen. In September 2018 the Bro Dur ('Steel Land') campus opened in Port Talbot; it operates alongside the primary and secondary school campuses in Ystalyfera. A second Welsh-medium comprehensive campus named Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Dur was opened; it is also referred to as Ystalyfera South.
Notable alumni
Notable former pupils of Ystalyfera Grammar School and Ysgol Ystalyfera include:
D. Gwenallt Jones (D. Gwenallt Jones, 1899–1968), poet
Richard Aaron (1901–1987), philosopher
Geoffrey Moses (born 1952), cricketer and classical singer
Garry Owen (journalist) (born 1958), journalist and radio presenter
Siân Lloyd (born 1958), television presenter
Ian Jones (born 1959), television executive, chief executive of S4C
Huw Chiswell (born 1961), actor and singer
Sian Morris (born 1965), Commonwealth Games bronze medalist
Steffan Rhodri (born 1967), actor
Alun Cairns (born 1970), politician, former Secretary of State for Wales
Derwyn Jones (born 1970), rugby union player for Cardiff and Wales
Euros Lyn (born 1971), television director
Jeremy Miles (born 1971), politician, Minister for Education and the Welsh Language
Rhodri Owen (born 1972), radio and television presenter
Kristian Phillips (born 1990), rugby union player for Bath, represented Wales at U18 and U20 levels.
Ben Davies (born 1993), footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and Wales
Iestyn Hopkins (born 2002), rugby union player for Ospreys
Owen Williams (rugby union, born 1992) rugby union player for Ospreys and Wales
Reuben Morgan-Williams (Born 1998), rugby union player for Ospreys
Rubin Colwill (born 2002), footballer for Cardiff City and Wales
Dan Edwards (rugby union) (born 2003), rugby union player for Ospreys and Wales
Morgan Morse (born 2005), rugby union player for Ospreys