Queen Elizabeth High School is a comprehensive school for Carmarthen town and its surrounding areas.
| Ysgol Frenhines Elisabeth | |
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| Address | |
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Llansteffan Road Johnstown , , SA31 3NL Wales | |
| Information | |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Motto | 'Moving Forward Together' (Ymlaen Gyda'n Gilydd) |
| Established | 2005 |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire County Council |
| Head Teacher | David Williams |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age | 11 to 19 |
| Enrolment | 1403[1] |
| Houses | 5: Cothi, Gwili, Towy, Dewi & Elfed |
| Colour(s) | Red, Blue (Lower School) Red, Black (Sixth Form) |
| Website | http://www.qehs.carms.sch.uk |
History
editThe school was formed in September 2005 by the joining together of Queen Elizabeth Maridunum School and Queen Elizabeth Cambria School, which were located within 300m of each other.[citation needed]
In September 2008, Daniyal Shahzad, a Pakistani national falsely claiming his name was Ahmer Rana, became a pupil at the school. Lodging with foster parents, on investigation in 2010 by the UK Border Agency, he claimed that he had no family. He was subject to a deportation order, and the school became the centre of a campaign to allow him to stay in the UK, which resulted in a 4,000 signature petition being collected and presented to Gordon Brown. After further investigation by S4C's current affairs programme 'Y Byd ar Bedwar' [2][3] his true identity was revealed. Shahzad was deported to Pakistan on 1 June 2011.[4][5]
Notable former pupils
edit- Emrys G. Bowen - Professor of Geography, Aberystwyth
- Charles Lynn Davies - Welsh international rugby player
- Denzil Davies - MP for Llanelli
- Mark Drakeford - leader of the Welsh Labour Party and First Minister of Wales
- Richard Edwards - Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Preseli, Pembrokeshire
- Ieuan Evans - Welsh international rugby player
- Rhod Gilbert - comedian
- Frederick Farey-Jones - MP for Watford
- Thomas Jones-Davies - heart specialist and Welsh international rugby player
- Percy Lloyd - Welsh international rugby player
- William Norton - Welsh international rugby player
- Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield - banker and politician
- Sir David Williams - barrister and past vice-chancellor of University of Cambridge
- Baroness Worthington of Cambridge - British environmental campaigner and life peer in the House of Lords
References
edit- ^ http://mylocalschool.wales.gov.uk/School/6694063?lang=en [dead link]
- ^ "A CARMARTHEN teenager facing the threat of deportation to Pakistan has described lies he made up to stay in the UK as the biggest mistake of his life. | This is South Wales". www.thisissouthwales.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Asylum seeker is arrested". 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Daniyal Shahzad to be deported to Pakistan after lies". BBC News. 30 March 2011.
- ^ "Wales Tonight (ITV Wales) - ITV Local". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.