The site was previously the location of a seminary, run by the Italian Capuchin Fathers.

The school is one of 20 educational institutions in India conducted by the Congregation of Christian Brothers, a pontifical institute, founded in Ireland in 1802 by Edmund Ignatius Rice, a wealthy Catholic layman, who was beatified in 1996.

The college has a distinguished football team in tournaments of Nainital and Edmund Rice schools.

The school hosts inter-school events such as the Edmund Rice Meet and the Nirip Deep Memorial Soccer Tournament.

Sumit Hridayesh , MLA , Haldwani , Uttrakhand The school's buildings have featured in Indian films.