It was founded on June 1, 1946, as the Central Party School of the Communist Party of North Korea based in Pyongyang, on the basis of the existing since November 1945 Kim Il Sung High School, who prepares political and educational officers and translators of the Russian language.
[2][3] The lecturers are recruited from the management staff of the Central Committee, the Academy of Sciences and the Kim Il Sung University.
[7] The General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un inspected the new campus in May 2024.
The institution was reported to be serving with the new name of Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea (조선로동당 중앙간부학교).
[8] The new campus which have a total floor space of over 133 000 square meters was inaugurated on 21 May 2024, while the new school year opening ceremony was held on 1 June 2024.