Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen

Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen
Address
Bethel Road Caernarfon , Gwynedd , LL55 1HW Wales
Coordinates	53°08′46″N 4°15′48″W / 53.1462°N 4.2633°W / 53.1462; -4.2633
Information
Type	Comprehensive
Motto	Hau Hadau'r Dyfodol (Sowing the seeds of the future)
Established	1894; 130 years ago (1894)
Local authority	Gwynedd
Headteacher	Clive Thomas
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	926 (2024)
Language	Welsh
Houses	Gwyrfai Menai Seiont Cadnant
Colour(s)	Navy and Red
Publication	Seren Syr Hugh
Website	www.ysgolsyrhughowen.org (in Welsh and English)

Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen is a bilingual comprehensive secondary school for pupils aged 11–18. The school is situated in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales. The school was established in 1894, the first to be built under the Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889, which was heavily influenced by the educator Sir Hugh Owen, after whom the school was named.

As of 2024, there were 926 pupils enrolled at the school.^[1] Its current headteacher is Paul Mathews Jones. It serves the town of Caernarfon and the nearby villages, which include; Bontnewydd, Caeathro, Y Felinheli, Llandwrog, Rhosgadfan and Rhostryfan.^[2]

Welsh is the school's main language of communication and administration.^[3] All subjects, except Welsh and English, are taught to all pupils using both languages.^[4] According to the latest Estyn report in 2024, 89.6 per cent of pupils speak Welsh at home.^[1]

There is also a sixth form, which enables students to stay at the school for a further two years instead of having to transfer to college.