It is currently located at Molete area, close to St. David grammar school.

The school was founded on 31 March 1913 on a historical day in Ibadan by Bishop Alexander Babatunde Akinyele.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the Higher School Certificate was awarded to students who were able to complete the sixth form.

The late Chief Ajibola Ige, former Nigeria's Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, also served as a governor of Oyo State.

Dr. Olusegun Agagu, the former Governor of Ondo State, and the late football icon Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi are also notable.