The Gowerton County Intermediate School at Talbot Street, Gowerton was opened on Saturday 5th March 1898. The opening ceremony was performed by Reverend Aaron Davies Chairman of the County Governing body, and of the Technical Committee of the Glamorgan County Council. The first head teacher was Mr William Edwards.
Pupil population changes were dramatic in the early part of the century and it was agreed to create a new Girls School. In 1937 Mr D.E (Boss) Williams conducted his last assembly in the Talbot Street School. Miss Huldah Bassett was appointed the first Headmistress of the Girls’ County School at Cecil Road Gowerton.
In September 1937 Dr T.J.James took over from Boss Williams as head of the Boys Grammar School. Dr James retired in July 1967 after 30 years of service.
Mr John Morse a graduate of the University of Wales became a caretaker head before the instalment of Mr A.B. Daniel M.A., as headmaster in September 1969.
In 1966 Miss Bassett retired to be replaced by Mr Emlyn Thomas at the Girls Grammar School.
In 1972-73 the Boys and Girls Grammar Schools amalgamated to form The Gowerton Comprehensive School.
After the retirement of Mr A.B.Daniel in 1990 the existing school has been led by Mr Paul Green, B.A., M.Ed. Mr Paul Green retired in December 2006 and has been replaced by Mr Peter Harrison B. Ed. (Hons), M.A. (Ed.).
The first available edition of ‘The Gowertonian’ magazine:
| Surname | Forename | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Mark | Author |
| Anderson | John | Prof of the Oboe at Royal College of Music |
| Austin | Glanrhyd | Choirmaster/Organist Penclawdd |
| Bayes | Alan (Rev) | B.Sc Chaplain of Durham University |
| Bennett | Gilbert | Sports commentator (BBC) |
| Bevan | Cecil | Principal of U.C Wales Cardiff |
| Bevan | John (Dr) | Eminent scientist British Steel |
| Beynon | Eddie | Wales Rugby |
| Beynon | Granville (Sir) | F.R.S Prof of Physics at Aberystwyth |
| Borthwick | Ann | Outstanding Contribution to The Church |
| Bowen | Bill | BeynoRugby Coach at Gowerton Boys’ Grammar School |
| Bowen | Hywel | Assistant Chief Executive TEC (Wales) |
| Brace | John | Director of Education |
| Brace | Onllwyn | Oxford University, Llanelli, Wales. Rugby |
| Brenton | Gareth | Prof. of Mass Spectrometry, Institute of Mass Spectrometry, School of Medicine, Swansea University |
| Carey | Stewart | Cricket Wales |
| Coulson | Ron | Police Superintendent |
| Crowther | Diane | Barrister at Grays Inn London |
| Clarke | Jennifer (Evans) | Contribution to Welsh Culture |
| Dark | Jim | Welsh Youth Secretary |
| Davies | Alun Talfa (Sir) | Q.C |
| Davies | Byron | Former Detective Chief Inspector, National Crime Squad, New Scotland Yard. Welsh Assembly Member |
| Davies | Clifford J | O.B.E Head of N.C.B |
| Davies | Donald S | Prof. of Biochemical Pharmacology |
| Davies | Hanlyn | Prof. of Art at University of Massachusetts |
| Davies | Islwyn | Pres. of Welsh Baptist Union |
| Davies | Ivor | MP for Gower 1959-1982 |
| Davies | John | Inspector, South Wales Police |
| Davies | Morien | Chair of Gower Rural D. Council |
| Davies | Noel | Conductor of Pontarddulais Male Choir |
| Davies | P Glyn | 1st Gowerton Grad at Oxford, Headmaster Builth Wells Grammar School |
| Davies | Willie | Rugby for Swansea and Wales |
| Davies | Wyn | Music |
| Davies | Wynne | Senior Lecturer at Goldsmith’s College |
| Davies | Huw Iranca | MP for Ogmore |
| Davies | Hywel | Member of the Gorsedd |
| Dennis | Gordon | Mayor of Lliw Valley |
| Downes | Malcolm | Orthopaedic Surgeon |
| Edwards | Tracy | Round the World Yachtswoman |
| Ellis | Anne | Hockey for Wales and Great Britain |
| Ellis | Rae | Hockey Wales |
| Evans | Eileen | Mayoress of Lliw Valley Borough |
| Evans | Glyn | Grovesend HMI |
| Evans | Ieuan | Rugby President, British Columbia |
| Evans | Hermas | Principal of Gorseinon College |
| Evans | Robert | Wales Cricket |
| Fisher | Alan | Welsh Badminton Championl |
| Forbes | Andrew | Artist and Singer |
| Francis | Gwyn | The School’s first Rugby international – Wales |
| Fuge | Dianne | Professional Singer |
| Gale | Norman | Swansea, Llanelli, Wales Rugby |
| Grenfell | Bryan | Prof Zoology Cambridge |
| Griffiths | Clive | Llanelli and Wales Rugby |
| Griffiths | Clive | Llanelli, Wales Rugby Coach |
| Griffiths | Hywel | Athletics for Wales |
| Grove | Denys | Chief Executive, North Wales Water Board |
| Grove | J Curtis | Head of Olchfa School Swansea |
| Guy | John | Head of Swansea Comp School |
| Guy | Lynne | Sen Bio-Medical Scientist at Swansea |
| Gwyn | Menna (Williams) | Welsh Broadcaster |
| Hallett | William J | Royal Opera House |
| Hadfield | Stephen | Virology Specialist |
| Harding | Rowe | Oxford Rugby Blue, Wales Rugby : Judge |
| Hart | Edwina | MBE. AM. Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Business Enterprise, Technology and Science |
| Hedges | Roland | Completed London & New York marathons |
| Higginson | Wing Com | DFC Battle of Britain Hero and OBE for services Industry |
| Hoddinott | Alun | Cardiff U.C, Prof of Music, renowned Composer |
| Hollindale | Tom | Rugby for Wales |
| Howells | Gwyn | Head of Penyrheol Comprehensive School |
| Hughes | D. Townsley | Royal Order of Heraldry |
| James | Colin | Harley Street Surgeon |
| James | Ian | University College Medical School, London |
| James | Leyton | Football for Wales Club Manager |
| James | William Robert | Prof. of Agricultural Economics and Dean of Faculty, University of New England, Armidale, Australia. |
| Jenkins | Denys | Denny Twp comedian |
| Jenkins | Karl | Music Composer |
| Jenkins | Leighton | Bowls, Wales |
| Jenkins | Gwylim Meirion | Prof of Systems Eng. Lancaster University |
| John | Lucy | Optometrist |
| Johnson | Dillwyn | Swansea and Wales Rugby |
| Jones | Bleddyn | Professor of Clinical Radiation Biology at University of Oxford |
| Jones | C Harris | Chair of Llwchwr U.D Council |
| Jones | Eric | Head of Ysgol Gyfun Bro Myrddin. Accompanist to Côr Meibion Pontarddulais & President |
| Jones | Lewis | Rugby Union, Llanelli Wales Lions, Rugby League Leeds Great Britain |
| Jones | Tim | Man Director Rolls Royce India |
| Karabarak | Paul | Beijing Paralympics 2008, (Table Tennis) |
| Lawlor | Peter | Cricket Wales |
| Lewis | D Byron | Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan |
| Lewis | Gordon | RAF Wing Commander |
| Lewis | Lynne | Chairman English Schools Rugby Union – 18s & Under |
| Lewis | Robert | Tennis for Wales |
| Lewis | Vincent | Mayor of Llanelli |
| Leyshon | Ronald | Superintendent, South Wales Police |
| Libby | Harry | Mayor of Swansea |
| Lloyd | Marian | Mayoress of Lliw Valley Borough |
| Lloyd | Ron | Installed as a Canon of the Church in Wales |
| Lloyd | Tom | Mayor of Lliw Valley Borough |
| Lloyd | Wynne | Chief H.M.I. Wales |
| Lovell | Stephen | Football for Wales |
| Maddock | Ieuan (Sir) | Scientist — Atomic Energy researches |
| Maddox | John (Sir) | Scientist, “Editor of Nature” |
| Manning | George (Sir) | Mayor of Christchurch N.Z |
| Marriott | Prof. Neil | Head of Winchester Business School |
| Mason | Matthew | International Cricket for Wales |
| Matthews | Moranda(Morgan) | BEng(Hons), MSc, CEng, MIMechE. Technical Designer. |
| Miles | John | County Councillor |
| Miles | Ieuan | Director of Central Probation Council |
| Morgan | Howard | Lord Mayor of Swansea |
| Morgan | Oliver | Mines Manager |
| Morgan | Rod | Super of Police, Bridgend |
| Morgan | Talmai | Dir of Financial Services Channel Is |
| Murfin | David (Dr) | F.R.C.P |
| Nicholas | Keri | Horticulturalist |
| Ogilvie | Stan | Higher Exec Officer Board of Trade |
| Olsen | Philip | Business Mgt Consultant Australia |
| O’Neill | Andrew | Musician. Welsh Language Advisor to the Pope |
| O’Neill | Dennis | Operatic Soloist |
| O`Neill | Doreen | Professional Singer & Manager |
| O’Neill | Patricia | Operatic Soloist |
| Owen | Geraint | TV Actor |
| Owen | John Wynne | CMG MBE, Governor of the Cayman Islands |
| Peet | Penny | Hockey Wales |
| Phillips | Christian | Composer, singer, instrumentalist. Musical Director for TV, Radio and Theatre. BAFTA Award 2009 |
| Phipps | Allan | Society of Radiological Protection |
| Pinder | Brian | Vice Admiral, R.N. |
| Porter | Alex | Welsh Boys Golf Champion 1962 |
| Price | Winston | Chief Superintendent of Police |
| Read | Mervyn | Author, Poet, Song Writer, Inventor |
| Rees | Jonathan | MB ChB MRCS(England) MRCS(Scotland) PhD.Cantab. Specialist Registrar in Surgery for Bristol and the West |
| Rees | Margaret | Telynores Llwchwr |
| Rees | Richard | Chief Engineer on SS “Oriana” |
| Richards | Ceri | CBE, Artist, Native of Dunvant |
| Robinson | Derek | Founder Member of Fijian Rugby Union and Sports Pundit |
| Roberts | Gareth | Wales International (Rugby) |
| Russell | A Denver | Prof of Microbiology, F.R.C Pharmacy, F.R.C Pathology F. American Academy Microbiology |
| Price | Winston | Chief Super Police Commander at Swansea |
| Sanger | Ernest | Chief Super of Police, Commander at Swansea |
| Shepherd | Ifan | Prof of GeoBusiness Middlesex University |
| Shepherd | Thos H | Surgeon Captain R N |
| Shepherd | Don | Glamorgan County Cricketer |
| Small | Gareth | Music/Halle Orchestra |
| Small | Tony | Music Honorary Masters (University of Wales) |
| Smith | Margaret | Lord Mayor of Swansea |
| Sparkes | John | Television comedy |
| Stead | Peter | Historian |
| Stone | Peter | Llanelli and Royal Navy |
| Tanner | Haydn | Rugby for Swansea and Wales |
| Taylor | Bleddyn | Swansea/ Wales Rugby |
| Thomas | David | Managing Director for Volvo (Russia) |
| Thomas | David | Gorseinon HMI |
| Thomas | David | London Philharmonic |
| Thomas | Elfed (Dr) | Director of Education, Caernarvonshire, Swansea & Leicester. Vice President of University Council 1976-84. |
| Thomas | Gareth | Artist |
| Thomas | Gwyn | Football for Wales |
| Thomas | Ian | Cricket for Wales |
| Thomas | Mark | Renowned Composer of Music |
| Thomas | Meurig Wynn | Prof, Havard and Director of Centre of Research into English Literature and Language of Wales |
| Thomas | Myfanwy | Pontarddulais, Hockey Wales |
| Thomas | Paul | Queen’s Counsel |
| Thomas | Roland | Professor of Statistics, Ottawa, Canada |
| Vaughan | John | Rugby Development Post in E.R.U |
| Walters | Arwyn | Conductor Dunvant Male Choir |
| Walters | Derrick | Dean of Liverpool 1983-1999 |
| Walters | Gwynne | International Rugby referee |
| Waterman-Pearson | Avril
(Jones) |
Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol |
| Weatherly | David | Swansea and Wales Rugby |
| White | Angharad | HMI |
| Whitehouse | Nigel | Inspector of Police. International Rugby Referee |
| Williams | Andy | Bath, Ospreys and Wales. Rugby |
| Williams | Malcolm | Professor Emeritus, Otolaryngology, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. |
| Williams | Ieuan | Prof. of Welsh, Swansea |
| Williams | Julian | Suprintendent, South Wales Police (Swansea) |
| Williams | Linda | Hockey Wales |
| Wilmot | Dorothy(Thomas) | MBE, Services to Education |
| Wooley | Richard | Designer for Land Rover |
