 The purpose of the act was detailed in clause two, as follows;

The first intermediate school was established in Caernarfon, to serve the whole of Caernarfonshire.Royal assent was given in 1893 and the school opened in February 1894.The school was later renamed in Sir Owen's honour, but was at the time known as the Caernarvon County School due to the county-wide provision of the new schools.