Ysgol Dinas Bran
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Ysgol Dinas Brân is a secondary school in Llangollen
, Denbighshire
, Wales
. It serves Llangollen and the nearby towns of Corwen
, Chirk
and Wrexham
, as well as extensive rural areas. As a result about 75% of the pupils travel to the school by public transport. The school was previously called Llangollen Grammar School.
The Head Teacher of the school is Mrs. Duffy. The school has nearly 1200 pupils.
The school motto is Success through Effort. Its stated aim is "to provide a first-class education for our children in a secure, calm, enjoyable and stimulating atmosphere."
The sports hall was opened in 2000.
Dinas Brân has had some students audition for Britain's Got Talent
. Famous alumini include the band Zelanti, who performed "When You Say Nothing at All
" and "It's All About You
" on the 2009 series of the X-Factor
.
In 2008 the school opened its new Sixth form and learning centre on the campus. As a result, the number of year 12 students greatly increased in September.
A level results from June 2008 boast a huge 100% pass rate, propelling the Sixth Form, led by Mrs Nantcurvis (previous head of Sixth Form at YDB), to the top position in Wales for A level results.
Dinas Brân launched the World Youth Skills Challenge in June 2009, with nearly 250 or more competitors.
Llangollen
Llangollen is a small town and community in Denbighshire, north-east Wales, situated on the River Dee and on the edge of the Berwyn mountains. It has a population of 3,412.-History:...
, Denbighshire
Denbighshire
Denbighshire is a county in north-east Wales. It is named after the historic county of Denbighshire, but has substantially different borders. Denbighshire has the distinction of being the oldest inhabited part of Wales. Pontnewydd Palaeolithic site has remains of Neanderthals from 225,000 years...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It serves Llangollen and the nearby towns of Corwen
Corwen
Corwen is a town and community in the county of Denbighshire in Wales; it was previously part of the county of Meirionnydd). Corwen stands on the banks of the River Dee beneath the Berwyn mountains. The town is situated west of Llangollen and south of Ruthin...
, Chirk
Chirk
Chirk is a small town and local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It has a population of over 4,000....
and Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, as well as extensive rural areas. As a result about 75% of the pupils travel to the school by public transport. The school was previously called Llangollen Grammar School.
The Head Teacher of the school is Mrs. Duffy. The school has nearly 1200 pupils.
The school motto is Success through Effort. Its stated aim is "to provide a first-class education for our children in a secure, calm, enjoyable and stimulating atmosphere."
The sports hall was opened in 2000.
Dinas Brân has had some students audition for Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
. Famous alumini include the band Zelanti, who performed "When You Say Nothing at All
When You Say Nothing at All
"When You Say Nothing at All" is the debut solo single by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating. The song was recorded in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill. It also appeared on Keating's debut solo album, Ronan. The song was released on July 26, 1999 in the United Kingdom. It peaked...
" and "It's All About You
It's All About You
"It's All About You" is a song by Albanian singer Juliana Pasha, written by Ardit Gjebrea and Pirro Çako. The song, performed in Albanian as "Nuk mundem pa ty" , was the winner of Festivali i Këngës 48 in December 2009, and represented Albania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway in...
" on the 2009 series of the X-Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
.
In 2008 the school opened its new Sixth form and learning centre on the campus. As a result, the number of year 12 students greatly increased in September.
A level results from June 2008 boast a huge 100% pass rate, propelling the Sixth Form, led by Mrs Nantcurvis (previous head of Sixth Form at YDB), to the top position in Wales for A level results.
Dinas Brân launched the World Youth Skills Challenge in June 2009, with nearly 250 or more competitors.
Infrastructure
The school buildings were constructed in the 1930s and added to on an ad-hoc basis.External links
- School website
- 2006 school inspection report by EstynEstynEstyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from the Welsh language verb meaning "to extend". Its mission is to achieve excellence for all in learning in Wales by providing an independent, high quality inspection and advice service to the Welsh Assembly Government and...