The Alun School was founded in 1880 and currently has 1750 students on roll including over 550 at post-16 level, the largest Sixth Form in Wales. We offer a very wide range of GCSE, A Level and BTEC courses and have an extensive programme of extra-curricular activities.
Sefydlwyd Ysgol Alun ym 1880 ac yn bresennol mae 1750 o fyfyrwyr ar y rôl gan gynnwys dros 550 dros 16,
y Chweched Dosbarth mwyaf yn Nghymru. Rydym yn cynnig ystod eang o gyrsiau TGAU,
Lefel A a BTEC ac mae gennym raglen helaeth o weithgareddau allgyrsiol.

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Inventech, our Year 10 Young Enterprise Team, win Best Product in Llandudno competition

ArtKart, our Year 12 Young Enterprise Team, win Best Trade Stand in Llandudno competition

Year 10 students at a visual storytelling enrichment event

Year 10 Art students on a field visit carrying out research at Flint Castle

Staff Dodgeball Tournament in aid of our Haiti Appeal . . . . Dodgeball
Congratulations to Mr. Bell and the Powys team . . . . A True Underdog Story!

Local business people visited PSE sessions with Project Dynamo Wales

Year 8 Art at Liverpool World Museum and poster for KS3 Art Exhibition at Clwyd Theatr Cymru

This year's Synthite Prizewinner for A Level Science

Year 12 Business students conducting 'mock' interviews with Year 10

Year 12 Young Enterprise team 'Artkart' who rent out artwork to local businesses

Year 12 students on their 'Education Engineering Scheme Wales' residential workshop

Year 12 Geography field visit to Liverpool

Some of the GCSE Prizewinners before the Christmas Assembly

Calendar in aid of 'Charity of the Year' available from Geography Dept. or School Shop for £5
Pictures taken by students: March picture 'Cwm Idwal' below, see all at . . . . Calendar 2009

Sixth Form and Staff raised over £500 for the Jireh Women charity

The Alun's 'Young People Say' student team at a meeting in Llandrindod Wells

Sixth Form organise an OAP Christmas Party

Front of House and Backstage at the Christmas Showcase . . . . Showcase

Sixth Form RE Conference on Ethics

Year 11 have 'A Day in the Sixth Form' . . . . . Taster Day

Sixth Form mathematicians with their Olympiad certificates

Students collect certificates for learning Sign Langauge to help in the Hearing Support Centre

Year 10 Outdoor Pursuits Activities at Nant BH . . . . 10 Nant BH

World Aids Day 1st December - Students did activities in Mathematics lessons

Geography Team who competed in the Worldwide Quiz

Year 10 students attending a sculpture workshop for more able and talented artists

Sixth Form psychology students studying behaviour at Chester Zoo

Year 13 Welsh language students on residential - Tŷ Elis Evans Yr Ysgwrn

Thank you to everyone for a highly successful Murder Mystery Evening

Dodgeball players before charity match

Year 13 students at Chemistry and Psychology (Hypnotism) events at university

Year 13 students who are part of a 'Save the Children' initiative called Young People Say

High School Musical by Year 11 Performing Arts students . . . . High School Musical

Sixth Form students ran a Fashion Show in aid of the 'Charity of the Year'

Sixth Form students on Art Trip to Tate Modern and Saatchi Gallery

Year 10 students on a Science visit to Manchester

Year 9 and Year 10 girls with the Aberystwyth Town Welsh Women's Premier League Team

Students greet the Commonwealth Games baton procession as it visits the school

Sixth Form students organised a Halloween Disco for lower school . . . . Halloween

Some of our Year 13 Psychology students on a recent visit to study courtroom behaviours

Ex-student, Danny Burke, was Welsh Junior Chef of the Year in 1999, Senior Chef of the Year in 2000, and Semi-Finalist in UK Chef of the Year 2001. After competing around the world in the Welsh Culinary Team he has now come back to work in Flintshire. Bendigedig, Danny.

Students present some of our harvest boxes to 'Save the Family'

One of our Year 13 students has won the Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland section of a UK photography competition. 'Curiosity' is on display at a gallery on the South Bank, London.

Open Day 2009 . . . . Open Day 09 . . . . Diwrnod Agored 2009

Hockey players after a recent tournament

Geology Rocks . . . at Castleton

Welsh professional storyteller with Year 9 and 10 - Stories from the Mabinogi

Come and join the Maths Origami Club on a Thursday lunchtime in L35

Performing in Harvest Assemblies

Cheshire and North Wales Chess Champions 2009

Performers from the Music Soloists Concert on 8 October . . . . Soloists

Year 8 Religious Education visit

Alun School Student Council 2009-2010

'Gwibdaith Hen Fran' take a music and lyric workshop with Year 9 students, who then went on to win a competition for Welsh lyric writing at the Mold Wine and Food Festival. Da Iawn Chi!

We are absolutely delighted with a record-breaking set of GCSE results. Over 77% of the grades were at C or above and over 73% of our Year 11 cohort achieved five or more higher grade passes. This smashes our previous best that was set in 2005. It is a fitting tribute to all the hard work of the students and teachers over the past five years, and indeed prior to this in their primary schools. Congratulations to everyone . . . GCSE Results 2009

We are delighted to report that this set of results has improved upon the very high standards set in previous years. We have the largest Sixth Form in Wales with 555 entries, and yet there were only two fail grades and over 78% of the grades were A,B or C with over 25% at Grade A. Of particular note is the fact that 27 of our students achieved at least three A grades, with their successes being spread across all subjects. Our rate of placement of students into their first choice universities has been excellent and students, parents and staff are rightly celebrating their terrific success . . . A Level Results 2009

School Council and House Council members presenting a cheque for £5000 to Hope House Hospices who were our 'Charity of the Year' for 2008-2009

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