Most of its 15000+ students come from in and around Ad-Dammam, Al-Khobar, Abqaiq, Al Qatif, Al-Hofuf, and Ras Tanura.

The school was established in 10 October 1982 with 250 students and 15 teachers in a few portable cabins and inaugurated by the then Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and has three streams – Arts, Science and Commerce.

The school is governed by a Managing Committee which lays down broad policies and guidelines, leaving the principal and staff to conduct day-to-day affairs.

The following are the Honorable Members of the Managing Committee: ● Sanoj Gopalakrishna Pillai (Chairman) ● Mohammed Furquan ● Syed Mohammad Firoz Ashraf ● Misbahullah Ansari (First Alumnus to ever be a Member) ● Moazzam Ghulam Abdul Kadar Dadan ● Sadia Irfan Khan