It is located on the southern side of Kimberley near the airport in an area known as Diskobolos clustered with other military units.

The first Director, Lt Col S. Jeffrey, advised for a separate School for Anti-Aircraft Defence.

The School was established at the Forestry Departments camp at Ottery near a plantation called the Rifle Range which eventually housed 200 personnel.

The Anti-Aircraft Training Centre was revived as a unit in October 1955, with its headquarters in Youngsfield, but this was replaced by the Artillery Air Defence School, one year later.

[1] The school has received several freedoms of the city, mainly for its assistance in disaster relief: 11 Field Postal Unit