St John the Baptist School, Aberdare
| Type |
Secondary School Voluntary Aided School |
|---|---|
| Religion | Church in Wales |
| Headteacher | Dr Susan Mitchell MBE, BA (Hons),M.Ed.,Phd., N.P.Q.H. |
| Deputy Headteacher | Mr Alun Lewis |
| Location |
Glan Road Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf CF44 8BW Wales |
| Students | 960+ |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Deiniol, Dewi, Ioan, Teilo |
| Colours | Maroon red and navy blue |
| GCSE Results | 80% (5 A*-C grades, 2011) |
| Website | stjohnbaptist.co.uk |
Coordinates: 51°42′54″N 3°27′29″W / 51.715°N 3.458°W St. John Baptist Church in Wales High School, in Welsh Ysgol Uwchradd Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru Ioan Feddydiwr, is a church secondary school located in Aberdare, Wales. The school serves children from all over Rhondda Cynon Taf and surrounding counties (such as Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly). There is a strong focus on the Christian ethos in which the school proudly sets itself apart from other high schools.
Students from St John's have received offers from leading universities, including Oxford and Cambridge.
In the summer of 2013, the school was announced as the best school in Rhondda Cynon Taf for 5 A*-C grades at GCSE. The school prides itself on discipline and hard work and pupils were congratulated in local newspaper, The Aberdare Leader.
The school consists of several buildings in which departments are placed with adjacent classrooms. Within the school, the building is commonly referred to as having two parts, upper school and lower school. This has no relation to the lower, middle and upper year groups. The upper school is the western side of the building consisting of several Science labs, the History department, Modern Foreign Languages and mathematics. The lower school, the eastern side of the building, contains all sporting facilities, Religious Studies classrooms, the English department and IT facilities. The reception and offices are also located in the lower school. The building has expanded several times in recent years with the addition of new sporting facilities and new classrooms with elevators to cater for wheelchair users. The school consists of:
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