Barry Comprehensive School is a secondary school (学校) in a small town in South Walas. It's only forty-five years old. There are about 1500 students, but they don't live at the school—they live at home. They start school when they are eleven and leave when they are sixteen. There aren't any girls in Years7-11 but there are some girls in Year 12. There's a girls' school in the town as well.
The school is free for students. Most students walk to school. The boys start school at 8: 50 and they have to wear a uniform: a green sweatshirt and black trousers.
Sport is very important at Barry Comprehensive. There are rugby, cricket, basketball and football teams that play against some of the other local (当地的) schools.
Gethin goes to Barry Comprehensive School, he studies for his A-Levels. Because he's in Year 12, he doesn't have to wear a uniform. Today he's wearing jeans and a T-shirt. His best friend Cai is not in school today This morning he does work experience (经验) at the local newspaper.