Monmouth School Science Department has embarked on an exciting venture to promote science in Wales and to stimulate pupils to actively consider a career in research based science.  For more information about this exciting new venture, please click here.

This is a thriving and vibrant department, headed by Dr A.V. Francis. The department has three full time teachers who do the bulk of the teaching. In addition, the Second Master teaches some sets. This innovative department is well equipped with wide ranging resources from traditional anatomical models through to hissing cockroaches, stick insects and high tech genetic profiling and engineering kits. The Biology department is a leading force in the field of ICT. Each of the four laboratories has its own interactive whiteboard, access to laptops via a wireless network and data logging equipment. The Department also sports its own intranet website where pupils can access resource materials on line.

Exam Successes

The department boasts a 100% pass rate at GCSE. Each year, we have several students who go on to read medicine at university and have had considerable success with Oxbridge applications. Last year, we had a GCSE student achieve one of the top 5 grades in the country and in the previous academic year, Ronald, who is now studying at Oxbridge achieved one of the top 5 marks in the country at A level, dropping only a few marks out of the 600 available.