Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern is a co-educational secondary school in

Bodedern Bodedern is a village and community in the west of Anglesey, Wales. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,074, decreasing slightly to 1,051 at the 2011 census. The community includes the settlements of Llanllibio and Pen-llyn. Location ...

Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...

, Wales first opened in 1977. It is a bilingual establishment run by Anglesey County Council.

History

Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern opened on 6 September 1977 and the headteacher was Carol Hughes. It replaced the old National School in London Road which was then demolished in 1984. The school's symbol, designed by artist Tegwyn Francis Jones, is a thumb pressing seeds into the earth (hence the motto 'hau i fedi' or 'sowing to harvest').

The school in 2017

Pupils have the choice of studying a subject through the medium of English or Welsh. At GCSE, nearly all pupils must study at least two subjects in English and two in Welsh, in addition to English and Welsh as individual subjects. There are around 1000 pupils at the school. The school facilities are available for public use during the evenings.

Notable former pupils

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, rugby player * Gareth Williams, GCHQ employee

References

{{authority control Secondary schools in Anglesey Educational institutions established in 1977 Welsh-language schools School buildings completed in 1977 Bodedern 1977 establishments in Wales