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Monmouth Comprehensive School

Monmouth Comprehensive School (Ysgol Gyfun Trefynwy) is a comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11-18, situated in the historic town of Monmouth, Monmouthshire, South Wales. The school was established in 1903 when it was known as William Jones Elementary School. In September 1947 it became Monmouth Secondary Modern School and then finally changing to it's current name in September 1977. Currently the school has approximately 1600 students and offers a vast, rich and diverse curriculum across all Key Stages. The school promotes a learning relationships policy based on a restorative justice approach and has recently been recognised and represented for this at the Annual Restorative Justice Conference in Cardiff where a number of students met with HRH Princess Anne

The present buildings of the school range in age from the early 20th century to the present day. In keeping with the school's eagerness to see students take an active role and participate in the decision making process the buildings have been given names chosen by the students. These are based on mythical creatures; Phoenix, Pegasus, Gryphon, Sphinx, Dragon and Unicorn.

The school runs an extensive and diverse programme of curriculum enrichment activities and after school clubs, especially in music, drama and physical education.

The current headteachers are Mr Vaughan Davies and Mr Tim Bird.

Previous Headteachers

 * 1903 J.D. Gregory (Master)
 * 1906 R. Bradbury M.A.
 * 1908 C.J. Powell M.A.
 * 1926 J.E. Protheroe B.A
 * 1955 W.H. Sparkes B.Sc
 * 1966 J Alderton B.A.
 * 1984 D.A.L Every B.A., M.Ed, F.R.G.S
 * 2001 Mrs C.J Anderson M.A.

Sport
The school is well represented at all age groups in a whole host of sports including rugby (both league and union), football, hockey, cricket and netball. The Year 11 rugby league team were recently crowned Carnegie Schools Welsh champions. The school's sporting achievements are reflected in the fact that many students represent the county or indeed national teams. The school is also proud that it has the only fully comprehensive school rowing club in England & Wales. The club continues to go from strength to strength with many students competing in national championships as well as gaining international recognition. . The school has been recognised for sporting achievement and contribution and have three students who have been chosen as Olympic Ambassadors and two who are Olympic Torch bearers.

Extra curricular clubs and academies
Monmouth Comprehensive school runs a vast range of after school clubs and academies aimed at providing students with an opportunity for extended learning. These activities are designed to supplement the curriculum and enable students to learn to lead their lives through exploring what motivates them and what they enjoy. Clubs include Japanese, equine academy, fencing, cookery and many, many more.

Eco-Schools
Monmouth Comprehensive School takes great pride in its environment and is making great strides to becoming a more eco-friendly school. Indeed, the Eco-Council is about to apply for their second green flag.

The Eco-Schools Committee is an established forum of pupils of all ages, who are trying to improve the environmental aspects of everyday life in Monmouth. It is based around the philosophy of "Learning To Care For Our World". This year the school held a very successful Green Week which went a long way to raise awareness of Fairtrade and recycling. Activities that were undertaken included a paper mountain to raise awareness of how much paper is used within the school, an ecotreee, a logo competition and many more all designed to raise awareness of environmental issues within the school. There are plans to fill a time capsule which will be buried under the Jubilee Oak tree that the school will be receiving soon. This will give students of the future a chance to see what the school was like in 2012. In addition to this, the school already has an established recycling policy and an effective litter management system.