Ysgol Uwchradd Aberteifi, translated as Cardigan Secondary School is a bilingual secondary school in

Cardigan, Ceredigion Cardigan (, ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in the Principal areas of Wales, county of Ceredigion, Wales. Positioned on the tidal reach of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire, Cardigan was the county to ...

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. It offers secondary education from ages 11 to 18, incorporating

GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988. State schools ...

s and

A-Levels The A-level (Advanced Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education, as well as a school leaving qualification offered by the educational bodies in the United Kingdom and the educational ...

in its

sixth form In the education systems of Barbados, England, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Trinidad and Tobago, Wales, and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepa ...

. The motto is ''Egni a Lwydd'' (Energy Succeeds). The school is categorized as bilingual type C by the

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, meaning that 50–79% of subjects, excluding Welsh and English, are taught through the medium of Welsh but are also taught through the medium of English. According to the latest

Estyn Estyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from the Welsh language verb meaning 'to reach (out), stretch or extend'. Its function is to provide an independent inspection and advice service on quality and stand ...

report in 2022, 21.3% of pupils spoke Welsh at home. Mrs Nicola James was the school's Headteacher for twelve years until her retirement in August 2024. The school appeared on S4C's ''

Hip neu Sgip? ''Hip neu Sgip?'' (English: ''Hip or Skip?'') is an S4C room makeover Welsh television programme for children. It is shown on the Welsh-language children's television programming opt-out, ''Stwnsh''. History Commissioned by Siwan Jobbins in 2 ...

: Yn erbyn y cloc'' in 2011, as part of a garden makeover item which took place at the school in September 2010.

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