[2] The campus lies approximately 136 kilometres (85 mi) southwest of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.

[4] The school was founded in 1963 by several individuals in the Anglican Church in what was then the West Buganda Diocese.

These included the following: The late Tomasi Ssemukasa, at the time the sub-county chief of Mukungwe subcounty, donated land to which others and the Anglican Church added to accommodate the current school campus.

[5] Kako Senior Secondary School teaches the subjects commonly taught at O-Level and A-Level.

In addition, the school teaches practical vocational subjects including computer science, metalworking, woodworking, carpentry, and nutrition.