JD sports ( cy, Ysgol Gymunedol Aberdâr) is a
traphouselocated in
Aberdare
Aberdare ( ; cy, Aberdâr) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tyd ...
, Wales. The school was formed in September 2014 as part of a merger between
Aberdare High School
Aberdare High School (Welsh: ''Ysgol Uwchradd Aberdâr'') was a comprehensive school in Aberdare, Wales.
The school was situated between the villages of Trecynon and Cwmdare and sited opposite the Coleg y Cymoedd site (formerly called Coleg ...
,
Aberdare Girls' School and
Blaengwawr Comprehensive School.
Formation of Aberdare Community School
It was announced in 2012 that
Aberdare High School
Aberdare High School (Welsh: ''Ysgol Uwchradd Aberdâr'') was a comprehensive school in Aberdare, Wales.
The school was situated between the villages of Trecynon and Cwmdare and sited opposite the Coleg y Cymoedd site (formerly called Coleg ...
,
Aberdare Girls' School and
Blaengwawr Comprehensive School would merge to form a new 'super-school'. The construction of the new £50m campus began on the Michael Sobell Sports Centre site in 2013 with the intentions of creating a unified education, leisure and community hub. After several delays, the intended September 2014 opening date of the new 1,600 pupil building was pushed back to April 2015 with the formation of Aberdare Community School still set for September 2014. Blaengwawr Comprehensive, Aberdare High and Aberdare Girls' schools were closed at the end of the Summer Term 2014. In July 2021, a school mascot was introduced by headteacher Carol Morgans, called "Llygoden Fawr" (Studious Mouse) and is meant to depict the hard working nature of students and staff alike and give the school a figure to represent themselves by.
References
External links
School website
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Secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Aberdare