The school was founded on 1 February 1963 with a student body of 37 boys and 3 masters. It now has 580 boys and 43 teachers plus support staff. The founder-Headmaster, Anton Murray, was a South African cricketer, who worked for twenty years at the school. Paul Marsh was headmaster during a transitional phase lasting for four years. Ronnie Todd introduced many radical changes during his ten years as headmaster, and following his position as headmaster went on to open St Peter's College. The fourth headmaster was Grant Nupen, who was one of the 37 Foundation Scholars in 1963 and went on to become the first Head Boy, a position he held for three years. Under the direction of the fifth headmaster, Tom Hamilton, the school celebrated its 50th birthday in 2013.
School hymn
The school hymn is :s:Laud the grace of God victorious|Laud the grace of God victorious, the office hymn for the feast of St. Alban. Normally, the school only sings verses 1, 4 and 5. Verses 2 and 3 are only sung at certain events.
Headmasters
Started
Finished
Name
1963
1981
Anton Murray
1982
1986
Paul Marsh
1987
1997
Ronnie Todd
1997
2001
Grant Nupen
2001
2016
Thomas Hamilton
2017
Incumbent
Shane Kidwell
Academics
St Alban's College ranks their top ten students of each grade every term; in addition, House Positive is equal to an average of 65% or above and School Positive is from 75%. Since 2008 students at St Alban's College undertake examinations set by the Independent Examination Board of South Africa.
Sport
Sports offered include rugby and hockey, cricket, swimming, rowing, basketball and water polo. Other sports are golf, soccer, tennis, squash, athletics and cross-country running. The sports that is played at the school are:
The St Alban's College chapel choir attended the World Choir Gamesfor the first time in the school's history in 2008. In 2010, the choir completed a tour of the United States, where it toured the East Coast and performed at places including the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C.. The school has a singing group, the Barbershop Boys, comprising singers selected from the chapel choir, usually around 15-20 boys, who sing a cappella and often arrange their own pieces. The Barbershop Boys began the school's "Music Tours" with their tour to Argentina in 2004 under the leadership of the then Master-in-Charge of music, Mark Stenhouse.
