Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School
Information about the contributory schools
of the 1896 intake of pupils to the school
from School Records
Contributory Schools of the 1896 Entry
The table below gives information about the numbers of pupils admitted to the school
on the official opening day on September 29th, 1896. They are listed by
the pupils’ previous school.
By far the greatest number came from the Higher Grade School which was housed
in the Town Board School buildings in Clifton Street, Aberdare. Their ages varied,
spanning about four years; they are shown as coming from Standards IV to VII classes
at their previous school. Most of these pupils stayed at the Intermediate School for
about three to four years.
| Contributory School | Number of pupils |
| Higher Grade School, Aberdare | 70 |
| Park Board, Aberdare | 11 |
| Town Board, Aberdare | 7 |
| Miskin Higher Grade | 6 |
| Hirwaun Board | 5 |
| Llwydcoed Board | 4 |
| Miss Jackson’s School, Aberdare | 4 |
| Blaengwawr Board | 3 |
| National, Aberdare | 3 |
| Channing House School, London | 2 |
| Duffryn Board | 2 |
| Duffryn Boys | 2 |
| Merthyr High School | 2 |
| Aberaman Board | 1 |
| Ardingly College, Haywards Heath | 1 |
| Boys Board, Aberaman | 1 |
| Capcoch Board | 1 |
| Cwmaman Board | 1 |
| Dr Williams, Dolgelly | 1 |
| Duffryn Joint | 1 |
| Graig Board | 1 |
| Heath School, Pontypridd | 1 |
| Higher Grade, Cardiff | 1 |
| Higher Grade, Ferndale | 1 |
| Higher Grade, Merthyr | 1 |
| Higher National, Neath | 1 |
| Lewis’s School, Pengam | 1 |
| Long Ashton, Nr Bristol | 1 |
| Penrhiwceiber | 1 |
| St. Fagans, Aberdare | 1 |
| Taff Vale Grammar School | 1 |
| Total intake | 139 |
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