However, at the behest of the wife of George Edward Lynch Cotton, it was founded in Shimla in 1866 at Holly Lodge on Jakhu Hill and was known as 'The Punjab Girls School.'

From 1908 to 1952, St Hilda's Society, Lahore, substantiated the school with principals and staff, during which time Indian girls started to be admitted.

Students from various countries, including Thailand, Ethiopia, Turkey, Australia, and New Zealand, were enrolled at the newly built Auckland House, which resumed classes after the earthquake.

[7] Auckland House School provides education to the children of parents who work in various countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

It also accommodates children whose parents work in the Armed Forces or Central Government, offering them a consistent education through the 'boarding house' option.