Royal St. George's College Student Makeup: Enrolment and Class Size

Grade	Enrollment
Royal St. George's College	Median of all other schools
Gr. 3	12	18
Gr. 4	16	18
Gr. 5	20	20
Gr. 6	20	20
Gr. 7	48	24
Gr. 8	48	25
Gr. 9	72	40
Gr. 10	70	40
Gr. 11	68	43
Gr. 12	66	43

Grade	Percentage of students on financial aid
Gr. 7	6%
Gr. 8	6%
Gr. 9	6%
Gr. 10	6%
Gr. 11	6%
Gr. 12	6%

Qualitative insights

These insights are based on conversations with parents, alumni, and school leadership. Handpicked and curated by our editor, they offer a close look at how the school is experienced and perceived by those who know it best.

Students can pursue diverse interests.

Secondhand accounts suggest that Royal St. George's College is characterized by its ability to cater to each boy's unique needs and interests due to its small size, thereby encouraging students to explore new things and push their boundaries.

Our culture is based on this idea of ‘every student is known and loved’. I think in some cases it’s the underdog culture. Our teams don’t do particularly well, for example. We do sometimes, but generally we’re outgunned. If you play rep-league hockey, or if you play house-league hockey at the local arena, you’re going to make my hockey team. At most of the other boys’ schools, you’d better be playing Triple-A hockey or you’re not making the hockey team. The humility that comes with that, the esprit de corps that comes with that, brings a real sense of taking care of each other.

—Stephen Beatty, Headmaster (see full interview)

One of the things that I would say about the boys and men who graduate from Royal St. George’s College is there’s a lot of diversity, and that diversity helps create the community. We all went on divergent paths after St. George’s, but while we were at St. George’s, we benefited from being exposed to each other’s interests, and our interests were as diverse as the class.

—Jeev Singh, alum (see full interview)

I wholeheartedly believe that RSGC can be the right place for all different kinds of boys, and I say that as a parent of three, who are very different from each other. Whether your son is more or less athletically inclined or academically inclined or, if they like music, they really can find they can really find themselves and blossom at the school.

—Manisha, parent (see full discussion)

I'm lucky to say, though my sons are very different, they both flourished at RSGC.

—Sydney Stoyan, parent (see full interview)

They form strong bonds within and across grades.

Insights from students and alumni reveal that the school cultivates robust relationships within and between grades, creating a cohesive and supportive student body.

A great example of where the older boys and the young boys come together is the choir program. I have vivid memories of being in Junior School, looking up to the older boys who were the bass and the tenors and adding that deeper tone to the music. But there's something quite magical about how the younger boys and the older boys come together to create music together, and specifically in the choir. Then progressing through that and becoming an older boy and singing with the younger boys later on, was really awesome.

—Manisha, parent (see full discussion)

As someone who has been to three different schools, this was the first time that I saw everyone in a grade being a team. You build a family in each grade, and it's a strong family. I haven't seen a lot of them for a few years, but I can go see any of them, pick up a conversation, and have a good time. It's generally just the mindset. It's the way the teachers tell you to treat your other Georgans. It's the Chapel. It's everything. It's just the whole message of ‘Treat everyone with respect’ and that we’re a family.

—Puneet Bagga, alum (see full interview)

I did not expect to be so close to everyone in my Grade, but then also be a mentor to students in younger grades. The community is very strong, especially just the community of your Grade. I think something you don't expect is how strong your community is and how deep your bonds are with everyone. It was so interesting. It was so different from what I expected. So, by the end of it, it was just like, it's more than a high school. It's a family, just a big 400-student family.

—Puneet Bagga, alum (see full interview)

I remember a lot of the trips we took in high school, especially our Grade 11 trip to British Columbia. I think that was the biggest turning point that really brought everyone together. There is that first trip in high school, where you go to camp with everyone, which introduces you to everyone. But there is also that Grade 11 trip, which just strengthens our bonds.

—Puneet Bagga, alum (see full interview)

I formed some of my deepest friendships with my classmates at RSGC. I'm a lot closer with my RSGC friends, and I have a lot more friends from there than I do from university. You can't really replace those relationships. I feel like I have much deeper relationships from my experience at RSGC. So I'll never be able to build the same kind of relationships anywhere else. I recognized that in Grade 12, but even more so now looking back now.

—Manisha, parent (see full discussion)

They break gender stereotypes.

Comments from administrators reveal that the school encourages boys to break free from traditional gender stereotypes, allowing them to pursue any interest without judgment.

At Royal St. George’s College, the best artist in the class is a boy, the best singer in the class is a boy, and the best trumpet player is a boy. We have a thriving sewing and knitting club, and it’s all boys in there. We have a thriving vocal music program — I compare that to when I ran a co-ed school and I could not get boys to join the choir. At our school, it’s cool to be in the choir — it’s cool to pursue anything. I think there is a real opportunity at Royal St. George’s for boys to shine and be the best version of themselves, because we’ve removed any need to fulfill or follow some gender stereotype that society has put on them.

—Stephen Beatty, Headmaster (see full interview)

There’s a pride that comes from the sense of belonging that you get in a small school. It comes from students being ‘known and loved’ for everything that’s quirky about them, as well as everything they shine brightest at. For boys especially, there’s a sense of belonging in being open to ‘being known’, and getting rid of the mask of hardcore masculinity and those social expectations. Being vulnerable enough to be known. Students find a sense of belonging in that, and they understand it as something special, and something different.

—Stephen Beatty, Headmaster (see full interview)

Our guys who have been here understand that the school culture is not an ultra-masculine bullying culture — it is very much the opposite. It is an open, belonging culture.

—Stephen Beatty, Headmaster (see full interview)

They take part in a culture of kindness from the start.

Observations from students and parents emphasize that kindness and respect are core to the identity of Royal St. George’s College, beginning in Junior School and continuing throughout a student’s time there.

We put a great currency on the ‘good guy’ factor here. We want to be the guys who are treating people with respect, treating girls with respect to the utmost at social events, staying behind and cleaning up afterwards, meeting Mom and Dad at the door and shaking hands with them. I get these amazing young men coming here, and they draw in more amazing young men.

—Stephen Beatty, Headmaster (see full interview)

Kindness is such a big part of the school’s identity, and it is something that is taught continuously throughout your time there. Royal St. George’s is a school that breeds really kind, respectful young men. I’d say that’s absolutely the most common trait amongst everyone, and it’s a really amazing environment to be in. Even now my closest friends are all still from St. George’s. And I’m really proud to call them friends because they’re really great young men.

—Ethan Kelly, alum (see full interview)

Being kind was really instilled in them starting in Junior School. It's just so fundamental and so important, but as a physical manifestation of what's Georgian, it's also about giving somebody a firm handshake, looking them in the eyes and you're shaking their hand.

—Manisha, parent (see full discussion)

I don't know if there's a typical family at the school, but what unites the families is that we're trying to engender, within our own families, notions of courtesy, kindness, love, and respect. We want to see that replicated on the campus and in the classrooms. I think the typical RSGC family wants there to be harmony between what they practice at home and what the child is exposed to at school.

—Sydney Stoyan, parent (see full interview)

There is a built-in humility factor to eschewing one of the other bigger, more established, more prestigious independent schools in the city and bringing your kid here. There is with that an understanding of where your values are as a parent. Parents typically are absolutely aligned with what we’re trying to do with the kids here, so there is a real partnership with them.

—Stephen Beatty, Headmaster (see full interview)

I think that focus on the intangibles is definitely there at Royal St. George’s College. That focus on ‘manners maketh man.’ Knowing how to shake someone’s hand and look them in the eyes. Taking care of the community that you live in and interact with. These are all things that were hammered home and instilled upon us so that we truly understood. It was so tightly woven into the fabric of ‘being a Georgian’ that you only recognize it when you’re outside of that community.

—Jeev Singh, alum (see full interview)

They develop a sense of confidence and ambition.

Parents and alumni note that the supportive atmosphere at Royal St. George’s College helps students develop confidence and ambition, preparing them effectively for future pursuits.

In terms of confidence, Royal St. George’s College gave me the environment that I needed to really flourish academically, socially and mentally. It was just the perfect atmosphere that allowed me to go into my university studies feeling very confident in myself and confident in the path that I was on going forward.

—Ethan Kelly, alum (see full interview)

The boys have ambitions. They want to do well in life, they have plans. They are really well rounded, whether it's with academics, or sports, or community service, or music. But they do have ambitions. ... What I find is that the school brings out the best in them and it doesn't mean it's at the compromise of having fun and building relationships.

—Manisha, parent (see full discussion)

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