The first premises may have been Aeron House - adjacent to Tabernacle Chapel.
Many children who attended had to board in Whitland.
Bursaries were available for poorer children -but they were not to exceed 20% of the total number of children.
The first name on the register of 23rd October 1894 was John Morgan Harris Rees, who leftin 1899. In 1908 he was a Methodist Missionary in Assan, India.
The number of admissions from 23/10/1894 to 26/5/1910 (151/2yrs) were 536.
In 1900 there was room for 60 boys and 40 girls.
The building consisted of an assembly room/hall, one boy's classroom, one girl's classroom, chemistry room and a kitchen or laundry.
From Efailwen to Whitland 1976 - Vol 11
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