[2] St. George's began as the vision of a group of Anglican clergy and laity in the 1950s interested in establishing a permanent home for boys' choral music in Canada.

While the location changed, the name stuck and at the invitation of Bishop Frederick H. Wilkinson of Toronto the parish of St. Alban the Martyr and the resident St. Andrew's Japanese Congregation began joint use of the Howland Avenue property with the school.

Other important phrases in the school include Respect, Responsibility, and Voice, and the famous words of William of Wykeham, Manners Maketh Men, appropriated by Dr. Wright as a personal credo.

A typical day for a student involves either Assembly, held in Ketchum Hall, or Chapel, regular academic classes, music- instrumental, or choral, outdoor play and organized games and some other extra-curricular activity.

Every Thursday, the entire school meets together in the Chapel for Choral Evensong, sung by the choir and led by the Chaplain, a licensed minister of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Every December, RSGC’s oldest tradition, the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols takes place at the Cathedral Church of St. James, featuring the College Choir, with attendance upwards of 1000 members of the school and local community.

In addition to intramural teams, varsity, junior varsity, and Junior School teams include Rugby, Hockey, Tennis, Ball Hockey, Soccer, Squash, Baseball, Softball, Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding, Volleyball, Track and Field, Cross-Country, Golf, Basketball, Snowboarding, Ultimate Frisbee, Bicycling as well as Racquets.

Athletic facilities include a fitness centre to allow boys to take increased responsibility for their own physical health, one gymnasium, a dojo for martial arts, and an artificial outdoor turf.

The chancel & crypt of the projected building were completed, according to the plans of Richard Cunningham Windeyer,[9] in 1891, but subsequent construction stalled and was only partially continued by Ralph Adams Cram and Vaux Chadwick in the first decades of the twentieth century.

[13] The building has had two fires:[13] In addition to the chapel, a See House, or bishop's residence was built in 1885 by architects Frank Darling and S. George Curry, which now serves as the college's administrative hub.

St. Alban's School was directed by Marmaduke Matthews,[14] the founder of the Wychwood Park estate in Toronto, as well as the Ontario College of Art & Design.

Notable Old Georgians include: The Honourary Old Boy distinction is awarded to members of the RSGC community who have made a significant and positive contribution to the College.