St. Paul's School offers an academic and technical education as well as a range of co-curricular activities.

[4] On 13 February 1958 the Church of England acquired the property via a bequest from Sir Edwin Tooth for the "establishment of an all boys grammar school".

[6] The school opened on 31 January 1961 with a small staff of three and an enrolment of sixty-four boys between grades eight and twelve.

St Paul's Campus is located in Bald Hills, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district.

The original blocks 1 & 2 used for Language classes, Food Technology and Computer Studies of the school are currently under revision.

The new houses are:[11] In 2003, St Paul's School was the subject of intense public scrutiny after former students stated that they had been abused by Kevin Lynch, a staff member employed at the time.

[12][14] In 1997, shortly after having been charged with the sexual abuse of students at Brisbane Grammar School and St Paul's, Lynch committed suicide.