Editing Caerleon (section)

===Education===
Schools in Caerleon generally teach in English, with Welsh being taught as a second language. [[Welsh-medium education]] is provided at schools elsewhere in Newport. There are two primary schools in Caerleon: Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School (one of the largest Church Primary Schools in Wales) and Lodge Hill Primary School.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charleswilliamsprimary.org/ |title=Charles Williams Primary |access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caerleonlodgehillprimary.org/ |title=Caerleon Lodge Hill Primary School |website=www.caerleonlodgehillprimary.org |access-date=30 October 2017}}</ref> Welsh-medium primary education is provided at Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Teyrnon in [[Brynglas]], Ysgol Gymraeg Casnewydd in [[Ringland, Newport|Ringland]] and Ysgol Gymraeg Ifor Hael in [[Bettws, Newport|Bettws]]. [[Caerleon Comprehensive School]] provides secondary education through the medium of English. Welsh-medium secondary education is provided at [[Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed]], a [[comprehensive school]] in [[Duffryn]] that opened in 2016.

====Higher education====
[[File:Caerleon Campus.jpg|thumb|left|Caerleon Campus in 2007]]
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A campus of the [[University of South Wales]] was located in Caerleon. The campus closed on 31 July 2016. The campus was the main campus of the [[University of Wales, Newport]] and the second largest campus of the [[University of South Wales]] after the merger of universities in 2013. It hosted a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including education, sports and photography. The campus had extensive sports facilities, library, students' union shop, students' union bar and accommodation blocks.

During September&nbsp;2014, It the University of South Wales announced that the Caerleon campus would close in 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Campus changes |url=http://campuschanges.southwales.ac.uk/ |website=University of South Wales Campus Changes |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117054031/http://campuschanges.southwales.ac.uk/ |archive-date=17 November 2014 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> with courses being integrated into the remaining campuses. The University sold the campus for housing development despite strong opposition to the proposed re-development from local residents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Campus Changes |date=13 April 2016 |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14422303.Mistrust_and_anger_at_public_meeting_over_university_s_homes_plan_for_Caerleon_campus/ |access-date=18 April 2016}}</ref> The Caerleon Civic Society asked [[Cadw]], the body that looks after historic monuments and buildings in Wales, to give the [[Edwardian Era|Edwardian]] main building Grade&nbsp;II [[Listed building]] status to save it from demolition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Open Letter |date=June 2016 |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14530481.Caerleon_group_write_open_letter_to_re_assess_Caerleon_campus__39__main_building_for_listing/ |access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> In August&nbsp;2016, the [[Welsh Government]] announced that they would recommend that the main building, gatehouses and gate piers be listed as 'buildings of special architectural and historic interest'. The University of South Wales expressed their continued opposition to the proposed listing but the announcement was welcomed by local politicians and the Caerleon Civic Society.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lifeline for part of Caerleon Campus after minister says building should be listed |date=8 August 2016 |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14667552.Lifeline_for_part_of_Caerleon_Campus_after_minister_says_building_should_be_listed/ |access-date=8 August 2016}}</ref> Grade&nbsp;II listing of the Main Building, the Principal's Residence, Gate Piers and Caretaker's / Gardener's Lodge was confirmed on the 3&nbsp;March 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historic Caerleon college campus given listed status by Cadw |newspaper=South Wales Argus |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/15132072.Caerleon_campus_building_given_listed_status/ |access-date=4 March 2017}}</ref>