The school combines secular and Islamic education in its curriculum and has a separate preschool located in Mayfair that caters for Nursery, and Grade R pupils.

The Mission Statement of the school is "to provide young children with the holistic concept of knowledge with the holy Quran and the Sunnah as the source of guidance".

JMS is run by the Johannesburg Muslim School Association (Incorporated under Section 21 of the Companies Act, 1973, South Africa).

JMS then leased the old Johannesburg Secondary School premises in Fordsburg from the Department of Public Works.

In January 2021, JMS moved to a new premises in Crosby with sprawling fields, over 40 classrooms, a capacity of 1200 learners and state of the art labs and facilities.