Gyfun Aberaeron Comprehensive School

It is a pleasure to present this website to you. Our website is constantly developing and evolving, therefore we encourage you to visit it regularly in order to gain an insight to school life. Aberaeron Comprehensive School is a friendly, vibrant and naturally bilingual school which reflects the ethos and culture of the local area.

We take pride in our long history of academic and extra curricular successes and the personal support that every pupil enjoys. Our close partnership with the home is important to us to ensure the welfare and success of our pupils, hopefully this website will strengthen that vital partnership.

Our mission is to provide a wholly inclusive centre of excellence within a bilingual community in which all the individuals are encouraged to develop their maximum potential. The vision of ysgol gyfun aberaeron is to develop as a forward-looking, progressive teaching and learning environment, meeting the needs of all our pupils and the community.

Aims and Objectives:

• To develop in the pupils fluency in Welsh and English and an awareness of their cultural heritage with particular reference to the locality.
• To make each pupil literate and numerate and emphasise the importance of good learning.
• To recognize excellence in every sphere of activity and pursue it.
• To stretch the intellectual, physical, creative, technological and scientific capabilities of individual pupils. To provide a broad, balanced, inclusive, differentiated and relevant curriculum.
• To enable pupils to acquire skills, qualifications and experiences necessary for adult life.
• To develop in the school a caring community which respects moral and spiritual values.

There is a 4 form intake to year 7 and pupils are taught in mixed ability groups in the majority of subjects. The emphasis in year 7 is on getting the pupils to settle in their new environment and ensuring continued academic progress. The form teachers strive to make the early period of transition between primary and secondary as welcoming as possible. In Year 8 pupils are placed in sets or bands in some subjects, according to ability.

Pupils are encouraged to develop a wider circle of friends through involvement in extra curricular activities.Year 9 is all important for giving pupils a direction for their future. Before the end of KS3 subject choices must be made for their GCSE examinations. Advice is given throughout the year and pupils are given guidance regarding choice of subjects. Pupils’ efforts and achievements are monitored throughout the year.