Arms of Royal St. George's College
Arms of Royal St. George's College
Blazon
Argent on a cross Gules a lyre Or, in the canton the Royal Crown proper;
Symbolism
The red cross on white has been associated with St. George since the 15th century. The lyre refers to the fact that Royal St. George’s College is a choir school. The Royal Crown indicates that the school was given royal designation by H.M. The Queen in 1989.
Crest
Blazon
A mitre Argent its orphreys Azure charged with saltires Or its infulae Azure fringed Or;
Symbolism
The mitre was used with the original coat of arms of the school as a reference to its association with the Anglican Church of Canada, as well as the former status of St. Alban’s chapel as the cathedral of the Diocese of Toronto. The yellow saltire crosses on blue refer to St. Alban, a design originally used by St. Alban’s Abbey and the town of St. Albans in England, and subsequently by St. Alban’s Cathedral, Toronto, and its school, which operated from 1898 to 1910 in several of the current school’s buildings.
Motto
Blazon
SCIENTIA PIETATE;
Symbolism
Meaning “By knowledge, by dutifulness”, this Latin phrase was suggested by one of the school’s founders, Professor J.B.E. Garstang, and has been in use since the founding of the school.
