Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic School, Rhydyfelin
Coordinates: 51°35′06″N 3°18′14″W / 51.585°N 3.304°W
| Cardinal Newman RC School | |
|---|---|
 The School Logo | |
| Location | |
| Pontypridd, Wales | |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1969 |
| Headteacher | J O'Sullivan |
| Website | http://cardinalnewman.co.uk/ |
Cardinal Newman Roman Catholic Comprehensive School (Welsh: Ysgol Uwchradd Gatholig Cardinal Newman) is an English speaking Roman Catholic comprehensive school in the village of Rhydyfelin near Pontypridd, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom.
Buildings
The school consists of 4 main buildings:
- Main Building: Reception area, Assembly Hall, Canteen, Stage, Chapel, Gymnasium, Library, Staff Room, Physical Education Classrooms, Music Classrooms, Technology Department and Special Needs Classroom.
- Double Storey Block: Upstairs - English, Geography, History, Special Learning Room. Downstairs - French, Italian, Child Development, Catering and Hospitality, Film and Media.
- Science Building: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, History, Science Study Room.
- Sixth Form Block: Downstairs - Religious Education, Welsh, Café Area. Upstairs - ICT, Maths, Welsh Baccalaureate Area.
There is also an area with terrapins for Art and instrument study.
History
The school is named after the famous catholic, Blessed John Henry Newman and was opened in 1969.
Partnerships with the School
The school's current consortium, which consists of Pontypridd High School, Hawthorne High School and Cardinal Newman RC School, will be dissolved after the end of the 2012-13 school year. It is in progress of being replaced by a different consortium with the inclusion on a new college in Nantgarw, Cardiff which is located 2.2 miles away. The new consortium consists of Cardinal Newman RC School, Coleg Morgannwg and St David's Catholic College.
The school has a partnership with a Ugandan school named Bukalasi. They have a few fundraising events to raise money for the school to help them build new buildings. The money is raised and send to the school via CAFOD. Teachers from each of the schools visit the other school around once per year.
Alumni
- Robert Earnshaw who attended the school between 1992 and 1997.
- Carolyn Hitt journalist with The Western Mail, attended in the 1980s
- Angharad Jones Liberal Democrat member, stood for election to Parliament in the Cynon Valley constituency in 2015
- Martyn Seymour Represented Wales in the Mixed Sexes Touch Rugby Tournament in Australia in 2015
- Sam O'Sullivan Former Newport County and Cinderford Town footballer and owner of SOS Personal Training
