Roman Catholic Secondary Schools in Wales - Bishop Hedley High School, St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint, St. Joseph's Rc High School (Paperback)

Chapters: Bishop Hedley High School, St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint, St. Joseph's Rc High School, Newport, St Alban's Rc High School, Torfaen, St Joseph's Catholic High School, St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Barry, Blessed Edward Jones Rc High School, Corpus Christi Rc High School, Cardiff, Bishop Vaughan Catholic Comprehensive School. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bishop Hedley High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school, established in 1967, and located in Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The vast majority of the pupils of the school stem from the Heads of the Valleys, serving parishes from Aberdare, Hirwaun, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Vale, Gurnos, Dowlais, Tredegar, Rhymney, At present, the school serves around 690 - 700 pupils, aged 1118. The school motto means God is enough in the Welsh language. Perhaps its most famous alumnus is Robert Sidoli, the previous Welsh rugby union lock. Bishop Hedley is a member of the eco-schools. As a school, it has gained a bronze, silver and a 1st green flag. Bishop Hedley Roman Catholic High School was established in 1967 due to the growing need to cater for the large populace of Catholic youth aged 1118 in the Merthyr Tydfil and Heads of the Valleys area. The school was so named after Bishop Hedley who opened the first Roman Catholic Church in the Merthyr Valley (St. Illtyd's) in 1863. The school was expanded to a second phase in 1973. In KS3, pupil partake in English, Mathematics, Science (in year 9, this changes to chemistry, physics and biology as they start GCSE Science early), RE, ICT, Welsh, French, Art, History, Geography, Music, Design