It catered for primary and secondary level education (up to matriculation or secondary school certificate) for the children of Armed Forces personnel stationed in Karachi Cantonment, primarily, but also open to civilians, in limited numbers, as well.

The school was located in the old center of Karachi at Frere Street, near Saddar, adjacent to the Karachi Cantonment Railway Station and to the Red Cross, Pakistan, offices.

The school was founded in 1958[1] with Mr Khawaja Saghir Ali as its first principal.

Although still going, the school no longer boasts its original buildings at Frere Street.

[2] The School also played an important role in the popularization of field hockey in Pakistan.