This was the Royal Navy's only Continuous Service Training Establishment, where cadets would receive an education comparable to that of a Secondary School.

[2] Starting at the age of 16, the cadets who passed through HMS St George received a concentrated 15 months training course in the Seaman, Signal and Wireless Telegraphy Communications branches.

In a letter thanking the Authority Captain Stevens-Guille wrote: "On behalf of the Royal Navy as a whole, and in particular the Officers and Ratings who have enjoyed the facilities you so willingly placed at our disposal, I should like to express our warmest gratitude for the generous assistance which has been given so unstintingly by the Isle of Man Education Authority.

The sixth form department of the school (renovated and extended during 2013-2014 period) offers A-level qualifications.

Facilities at the school include a swimming pool, sports hall, ICT suites, laboratories and a theatre.

In November 2014, work began on a new £3.2M three-storey extension to accommodate Ballakermeen's 300 sixth form students.