From 1947 to 1970, the art department at Victoria College was headed by Mercy Hunter, a notable calligrapher and influential teacher.

Former Belfast locations include Howard Street, Pakenham Place and Lower Crescent before the current school was established at Cranmore in the 1970s.

The whole school is situated within extensive mature grounds in South Belfast, between the Lisburn Road and the Malone Road, two main arterial routes making it convenient to city, town and country bus routes and the local railway network.

It is also within walking distance of the Queen's University Belfast and the Ulster Museum and many local art galleries and theatres.

[5] In 2010, a team of pupils from the College won their regional heat of the Faraday Challenge[6] and subsequently took first prize at the National Finals held in Manchester.