Welsh Medium Education
Education in Wales differs in certain respects from the systems used elsewhere in the United Kingdom. Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari is a Welsh medium school, which means that all lessons and conversations within the school should take place in the Welsh language, with speaking in English discouraged outside of English lessons.
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