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Aberdare Girls' School
Aberdare Girls' School was a state school, state secondary school for girls aged 11–18 in the town of Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It closed in July 2014. History The school was founded as an Intermediate Girls' school, and the building was opened in 1913. It became a secondary school for girls aged 11 to 18. Structure There were approximately 700 pupils on the school roll, of whom around 100 were in the sixth form, at the school's closure in 2014. The school occupied two sites, with pupils in years 7 and 8 in the Lower School in Y Gadlys, and those in years 9 to 13 in the Upper School in Plasdraw. Most pupils came from the town of Aberdare, with some travelling from Glynneath, Treorchy and Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Mountain Ash. Bangle controversy In 2007, the school attracted media coverage across Britain after it excluded a student, Sarita Watkins-Singh, for wearing a kara (Sikhism), kara, a bangle that symbolised her Sikh faith. The student and her family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdare
Aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and River Cynon, Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydfil, north-west of Cardiff and east-north-east of Swansea. During the 19th century it became a thriving industrial settlement, which was also notable for the vitality of its cultural life and as an important publishing centre. Etymology The name ''Aberdare'' means "mouth/confluence of the river Dare", as the town is located where the Dare river () meets the river Cynon, Cynon (). While the town's Welsh spelling uses formal conventions, the English spelling of the name reflects the town's pronunciation in the local Gwenhwyseg dialect of South East Wales. ''Dâr'' is an archaic Welsh word for oaks (''derwen'' is the singulative number, singulative), and the valley was noted for its large and fine oaks as late as the 19th century. In ancien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
