[1][2][3] It is administered by the Anglican Schools Commission, with an enrolment of 1,466 students and a teaching staff of 106, as of 2023.

[1] The school opened on 1 January 1994,[4] being built upon the foundations of St Paul's Day school, opened in 1855, before being expanded by the parishioners of St Paul's Church to offer co-educational facilities.

Founded by Reverend Canon Gavin Ott and Dr. Hugh Bartholomeusz, the school originally boasted thirty-eight hectares of land, including a dam and fertile farmland.

On 6 February 1994, the Governor General at the time, Bill Hayden, officially opened the school.

[5] The student body is divided into five houses, with each named after an Australian poet.