Bishops College had a French immersion and English stream programs and was well into its fifth decade as an educational institution.

It offered grades 10 to 12 to a total student population of about 600 and operated under the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Education curriculum.

In September 2019, it was announced that the building will reopen after extensive renovations as Bishops Gardens, a state of the art seniors home.

He extended the work of the church, established a school for the training of clergymen (afterward Queen's College), and laid the foundation stone for the building of a cathedral in St. John's.

At this time Bishops College was no longer a school for Anglican male and females but for most Protestant religions.

Bishops College, along with Booth Memorial became the schools serving the west end of St. John's and Kilbride area.

In 2005 a change in the feeder system brought St. Matthew's Elementary and Hazelwood Academy, feeding into Beaconsfield Junior High and then to Bishops College.