It was originally established in Somerset West but later moved to its current permanent location in the Strand.

False Bay High School[1] was founded by Herman L Janse van Rensburg on 16 January 1999.

The first venue was 4 Loerie Street, Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa.

[citation needed] The school then moved to 27 Van der Merwe Street, Strand in January 2007.

The founder of the school and his wife bought this big house from the church Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk Suider-Strand.

False Bay High School's curriculum follows the prescriptions of the National Department of Basic Education in South Africa.