History
Ysgol Y Preseli was declared an official bilingual school on 1 September 1991. Before this time it was called "Ysgol Gyfun Ddwyieithog y Preseli." The school's slogan is "Cofia Ddysgu Byw", which translates from Welsh to "Remember to Learn to Live".
On 30 January 2009 D. Martin Lloyd stepped down as headmaster of the school, after 19 years in the role, in order to take up his current position as manager of the National Professional Qualification for Headship. Michael Davies, the deputy headmaster, was appointed the acting headmaster and in February was promoted to headmaster.
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