Four names have been shortlisted for a new school in the Banw Valley.

The temporary governing body of the new school to replace Banw and Llanerfyl schools are keen to hear the community’s views on the following names:

  • Ysgol Cwm Banwy
  • Ysgol Cwm Cadfan
  • Ysgol Cadfan Erfyl
  • Ysgol Bro Cadfan

An online survey has been launched for views on the shortlisted names, and will be available until 12pm on Tuesday, March 10.

Ysgol Llanerfyl and Ysgol Dyffryn Banw will shut their doors for the final time on August 31 following a decision by Powys County Council last year.

The new Welsh-medium school will open on the Ysgol Dyffryn Banw site in Llangadfan on September 1.

The council’s Cabinet agreed to make sure that Welsh-medium education would continue in the Banw Valley by creating one larger school.

Closing the two schools and establishing a new Voluntary Aided Church in Wales School on the current site of Ysgol Dyffryn Banw would result in an annual saving of £53,820, according to a council report.

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