In January 2017 Carmarthenshire County Council voted 38-20 for the school to become Welsh-only rather than bilingual from September 2017.

[2] This move proved controversial and garnered widespread press coverage.

Outlets reporting on the decision included The Guardian[3] and S4C's Y Byd ar Bedwar.

[citation needed] A Labour council member was criticised for likening the move to a form of apartheid.

[3] Another Labour party member was accused of coordinating with Hamilton and sharing posts from the far-right English Defence League.