PEMBROKE’S brand-new secondary school, Ysgol Harri Tudur, where pupils can “achieve beyond the sky’s limit” was officially opened earlier this month.

Ysgol Harri Tudur - Henry Tudor School - replaces the old Pembroke School, providing education for up to 1,463 pupils and a 30-place autism centre.

The £38.3 million school was jointly funded by Pembrokeshire County Council and the Welsh Government as part of the 21st Century Schools and Education Programme.

It represents the largest investment in the programme to date by the county council.

Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams, was welcomed by Council Chairman Cllr Aden Brinn and headteacher Mrs Fiona Kite to open the school.

Mrs Kite said the opening of the new school was a significant milestone in the history of education in the Pembroke area and an important fresh start for staff and pupils, who had been “very positive” in their feedback.

“We have a new uniform, new school day, school name, logo and motto, and pupil voice has been at the heart of our decisions,” she said.

“We hold a belief that all pupils and students have the ability and potential to achieve beyond the sky’s limit.

“Our Pembrokeshire children have the capacity to stand on the world stage alongside any of their peers.”

Mrs Williams said: “I am absolutely delighted to open Ysgol Harri Tudur today.

“This is the most ambitious school building programme since the 1960s and will see an overall investment of £1.4billion.

“Our pupils deserve to have the best learning environment for their development and Ysgol Harri Tudur certainly delivers this.

“I would like to thank everyone involved and wish the teaching staff and pupils the very best of luck for their future in this exciting new school.”