It is part of the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, and its amenities include a chapel, comprehensive science labs, computer labs, custom-designed music room, electronic media studios, fully equipped library, nutrition studies lab, physical education facilities, student resource areas, technology rooms (automotive, manufacturing, construction, drafting), and a theatre arts rooms with an auditorium.

The facility offers the Advanced Placement, and has ranked 133rd out of 740 Ontario High Schools.

St. Ignatius High School was originally built on 159 Clayte St in the early 1960s.

Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board purchased the facility for only one dollar in a government auction.

This included a newly renovated cafeteria with an enclosed courtyard and also the addition of a new auditorium.