Saint Germain, a well beloved French priest, who till his retirement worked as a teacher and procurator at the local St. Joseph's School and College.

These were housed in the present school building (main) till they were moved to their current location at Museum Road in Richmond Town.

The school is situated on top of St. John's Hill with Coles Park on one side and St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral on the other.

The main entrance to the school used to be on St. John's Church Road and provided direct entry to the playground.

The gate was closed and the main entrance re-located in 1976 to Promenade Road so that the playground provided unfettered access for play and recreation.

Extra-curricular activity includes sports and games, NCC and Scouts, debating and the school band.

The four houses are named after principals and priests who were closely connected to St. Germains Boys High School.

The houses compete with one another in dramatics, culturals, sports such as athletics (track and field) competitions, cricket, basketball, hockey, football and literary events.

The school is situated on the crest of St. John's Hill on Promenade Road in perhaps the most open and healthy part of the garden city of Bangalore.