A very warm welcome to our rugby scholars this year:
Kian Hire (Gold Scholar) – studying Electrical Installation, previously Pontarddulais Comprehensive School
Finley Evans (Gold Scholar) – studying Sport, previously Pontarddulais Comprehensive School
Ben Hibberd (Bronze Scholar) – studying Sport, previously Pontarddulais Comprehensive School
Alex Jones (Gold Scholar) – studying Sport, previously Ysgol Gyfun Gŵyr
Four Gower College Swansea students have been awarded scholarships for this academic year.
Receipt of a scholarship will ensure that these students receive financial and holistic support from the College as they balance studying with sporting commitments.
The College’s sports scholarship programme assists students who demonstrate exceptional ability in one of its academy sports – rugby, football, netball and cricket
This year’s scholarship students are:
Students from Gower College Swansea have celebrated an exceptionally successful sporting academic year.
Seven Gower College Swansea students have been awarded sports scholarships for the 2015/2016 academic year.
The students are:
It’s been a busy week for Gower College Swansea’s Netball Academy as they have won not one but two major Welsh tournaments.
The team took the title at the recent Welsh Colleges and Urdd tournaments, making them the double Welsh champions.
“This is an amazing achievement and we are all absolutely delighted,” says Coach Sarah Lewis. “The girls have been working exceptionally hard towards this success, juggling netball training with their academic studies, and these results are a real testament to their dedication."
Seventeen students at Gower College Swansea have been successful in their applications for sports scholarships, following in the footsteps of alumni such as Leigh Halfpenny, Justin Tipuric and Jazz Carlin.
The specialist scholarship programme is offered to promising young athletes who play representative sport at either county or national level. This year's successful students are: