Mae Kayleigh Jones, myfyriwr Safon Uwch yng Ngholeg Gŵyr Abertawe, wedi derbyn cynnig amodol i Brifysgol Abertawe ar ôl iddi lwyddo yn yr arholiad ysgoloriaeth ar gyfer Cymraeg Ail Iaith a Mathemateg. Yn gyn-ddisgybl Ysgol Gyfun Cwmtawe, mae Kayleigh hefyd wedi ennill y Brif Ysgoloriaeth o £3,000 gan y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol i astudio ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe. Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol yw'r sefydliad sy’n noddi myfyrwyr sy’n dymuno astudio drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Dyfarnwyd yr ysgoloriaeth o £3,000 i Kayleigh gan ei bod hi'n bwriadu astudio ei chwrs Mathemateg a Chymraeg Ail Iaith drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.
Dywedodd Anna Fflur Davies, Hyrwyddwr Dwyieithrwydd y coleg: “Rwyf wrth fy modd bod myfyrwyr o Goleg Gŵyr Abertawe wedi dechrau ymgeisio am ysgoloriaethau’r Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, yn enwedig gan fod y coleg yn ceisio annog myfyrwyr i barhau a’u sgiliau Cymraeg yma. Mae Kayleigh wedi gweithio'n eithriadol o galed yn ystod ei dwy flynedd yn y coleg ac mae’r holl waith caled wedi talu ar ei ganfed gan ei bod hi wedi derbyn ysgoloriaeth a chynnig i fynd i'w dewis cyntaf, Prifysgol Abertawe. Llongyfarchiadau mawr iddi, ac rwy’n dymuno pob llwyddiant iddi yn y dyfodol ym mha bynnag yrfa y mae'n dewis ei dilyn - mae hi’n esiampl i bob myfyriwr.”
Kayleigh Jones, a Gower College Swansea A Level student, has received a conditional offer from Swansea University by successfully completing the scholarship exam for Welsh Second Language and Maths. A former Cwmtawe Comprehensive School pupil, Kayleigh has also been successful in attaining the £3,000 Main Scholarship at Swansea University from the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, the institution that funds students who wish to learn through the medium of Welsh. Kayleigh has been awarded the £3,000 scholarship as she will be studying her Maths and Welsh Second Language course through the medium of Welsh.
Anna Fflur Davies, the college Bilingual Champion, commented: “I am delighted that Gower College Swansea students have started to apply for the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol scholarships at a time when we are trying to encourage learners to maintain their Welsh language skills in college. Kayleigh has worked exceptionally hard over the two years she has been at college and it has paid off for her as she has received a scholarship and an offer to her first choice, Swansea University. Congratulations to her, and I wish her every success for the future in her chosen career - she's an example to all students.”