Ysgol y Borth was opened in 1976. Most of the children come from the immediate catchment area of housing estates surrounding the school. Some children travel from the surrounding villages of Llansadwrn and Rhoscefnhir as well as some from other areas outside the school's catchment area. Some children are from other countries with their parents studying at the University in Bangor working in Ysbyty Gwynedd. The school, therefore, services a linguistically and socially varied community.
The school day is between 9 - 3.15 for the Junior Department and between 9 - 3 pm. for the Infant Department. Children are admitted once a year, at the beginning of September, or the September immediately after the child's fourth birthday, and we do our utmost to ensure that the child feels settled and part of the school community.
During the child's time at Ysgol y Borth, we strive to ensure that every pupil develops to his potential, is introduced to the Welsh heritage, and matures as a full member of the constantly changing multi-cultural society. “To create situations and provide resources that enable all pupils to grow into complete personalities, using and developing their talents according to their age, ability, and interest, and preparing them to be responsible members of a bilingual society, who can contribute to it and gain from it and live in peace and harmony with others.”
There is no doubt that because of its famous suspension bridge, built-in 1926 in an area of astounding natural beauty on the shores of the Menai Straits, that Menai Bridge is most renowned. Over the past decades, the town became a focal point for tourists and travelers and its convenient location to nearby towns ensured that it became a popular residential area. Indeed its present population has risen to 3,000.
Despite the reduction in the maritime use along the Straits, the University of Wales, Bangor's School of Ocean Sciences is established here and the town continues to uphold many historical and cultural events. With the Menai Straits along its shoreline, the majestic mountains of Snowdonia as a backdrop, and its convenient travel connections to the towns of North Wales, certainly Menai Bridge can be considered as the gateway to Anglesey.
