St. George's School is an independent boarding and day university-preparatory school for boys in the Dunbar area of Vancouver, British Columbia.^[2]

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St. George's School
Address
4175 West 29th Avenue Vancouver , British Columbia , V6S 1V1 Canada
Coordinates	49°14′50″N 123°11′57″W
Information
School type	Independent all-boys
Motto	Sine Timore Aut Favore (Latin for 'Without Fear or Favour')
Founded	1931
Headmaster	David Young
Principal	Len Gurr (senior school)
Principal	Karyn Roberts (junior school)
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	1,151
Language	English
Colour(s)	Red, black, and white
Mascot	St. George / the Dragon
Team name	Saints / Knights / Dragons
Endowment	$29,955,293 as of December 5, 2022[1]
Website	www.stgeorges.bc.ca

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St. George's was founded in 1931 by Captain F.J. Danby-Hunter.^[2]

The original school operated out of a large country manor house. It has since expanded, and the school now maintains two campuses: the senior school, on land leased from UBC in 1925, and the junior school, converted from the former Convent of the Sacred Heart, a historic property purchased in 1979, which had formerly served as a Catholic all-girls school.

The student body at St. George's comprises 1,151 students from 22 countries, with approximately 750 at the senior school and the remainder in the junior school. As of June 2016, 109 students were boarding students.^[3] Like other independent schools, it maintains a system of prefects and mandates the wearing of uniforms. The school captain and other prefects are elected by the faculty and their fellow students to provide the school with student leaders.

Sports is a major part of the student experience at St. George's School. Approximately 80% of students play in a competitive team.^[4] To encourage students to live a healthy life and build character, the school mandates that its boys select a recreational or competitive sport starting from Grade 8. Boys in Grades 11–12 may opt out for one term based on past games attendance.^[5]

St. George's has a wide variety of sports teams, including:

There is also a mandatory outdoor education program implemented for students from grades 1-10. Students are required to participate in outdoor educational programs both in the junior school and the senior school. These activities range from half day trips (grade 1) to full, week-long excursions (grade 10). The junior experiences focus on an education aspect: students learn about First Nations peoples and about the environment. The senior trips involve more personal-based learning; activities in the wilderness such as hiking, kayaking and canoeing focus on leadership and interpersonal skills. There is also a focus on environmental care and education. In grade 10, students have the option of applying for the 'Discovery 10' cohort program. This program is limited to 20 students who participate in a modified Social Studies and PE program, focusing on First Nations history, environmental studies, and outdoor leadership. The students spend approximately 55 days of each school year out of class on outdoor-education trips (hiking, canoeing, kayaking, rock-climbing).

The school offers a variety of extra-curricular clubs:^[6]

Students publish a school yearbook, the Georgian; a magazine, the Saint; and a literary and artistic journal, the Opus. There are also various student-organized events such as music nights, socials, and mixers with sister schools Crofton House and York House.