Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr is a

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medium secondary school in

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, Swansea,

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, with approximately 950 pupils as of 2016. It was established in 1984.Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr
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. In 2001 the school, as the only Welsh-speaking secondary school in Swansea, was encountering capacity problems, having to accommodate over 1,000 pupils in buildings that were designed for a capacity of 750. Proposals were made to move the school to the site of Penlan Comprehensive School, which was shortly to close. However parents and Staff protested against the move, resulting in a second Welsh-language school in Swansea (

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) According to the latest inspection report from

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the school has a GCSE pass rate of 76% (based on 5 GCSEs, grades A-C), which puts it in 5th place in Wales or in the top 10%. In Swansea it is ranked 1st place for best school. In 2007, Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr introduced the Welsh Baccalaureate. In 2015, the Rugby 1st XV won the Ospreys under 18s School League, beating

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23–21.

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Parents protest over school site
bbc.co.uk 28 June 2001
Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr Official School Website
Official School Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr Secondary schools in Swansea Educational institutions established in 1984 Welsh-language schools 1984 establishments in Wales

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