The parent of pupil at a Welsh secondary school has shared their shock and frustration at the extortionate price of a school trip being offered to students in certain year groups. Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr, an 11-18 bilingual school in Gowerton in Swansea, is planning to take pupils currently in years nine, 10, and 11 to Dubai and Abu Dhabi in October 2024 on a week-long PE department "sports tour" at a cost of £2,300 to £2,550 per child.
While an exact itinerary has not been shared yet the school says it plans on offering opportunities for the students to play rugby, football, netball, and cricket during the course of the sports tour. It's understood the trip is being offered to students in years nine to 11 as school staff felt these were the year groups that had most missed out on school enrichment activities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Staff at the school say they have arranged this trip after being approached by several parents who wanted to see trips abroad return following a hiatus during the pandemic. They said this option was the most cost-effective offered by the company they wish to use and emphasised that the price has not yet been finalised.
