Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni is a comprehensive school

Comprehensive school

A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...

 in the west of Llangefni

Llangefni

Llangefni is the county town of Anglesey in Wales and contains the principal offices of the Isle of Anglesey County Council. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llangefni was 4,662 people and it is the second largest settlement on the island...

, Anglesey

Anglesey

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. Opened in around 1953, it has 840 students. There is a sixth form

Sixth form

In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...

 class for ages 17-20, the amount of sixth formers are increasing every year with 2010 being the record year as over 50 pupils re-attended the school. This was an increase from the usual 20 so pupils, but as education becomes more competative the amount of people coming back to their school is constantly rising. There is a fairly large school hall

Hall

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 with a permanent

Permanent

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 stage

Stage (theatre)

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 for shows and morning assembly. There is a leisure centre

Leisure centre

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 neighbouring the school, this centre's named Plas Arthur.

Strikes

Strikes have been a fairly continous project at Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni, the most recent one was in July of 2011, this was a one-day strike in a row over a cut in staff hours and an increase in class sizes. There is a following strike on November 30th of 2011 for the same objection.

Notable Attendies

Notable alumni include Oscar winning actor, Hugh Griffith

Hugh Griffith

Hugh Emrys Griffith was a Welsh film, stage and television actor.-Early life:Griffith was born in Marianglas, Anglesey, Wales, the son of Mary and William Griffith. He was educated at Llangefni County School and attempted to gain entrance to university, but failed the English examination...

 (who attended the school when it was still Llangefni County School), Hollywood Actress and Oscar nominee Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

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, opera tenor Gwyn Hughes Jones, and TV and radio personality Hywel Gwynfryn

Hywel Gwynfryn

Hywel Gwynfryn is a Welsh TV and radio personality, and lyricist.Gwynfryn was born in Llangefni, Anglesey. He was educated at Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni and the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama....

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