Established in October 1996 by five people interested in the creation of an English-medium international school in Angola, it is supported by oil companies to benefit the families of their employees.

According to the plan, "upper elementary, secondary school, and central administration are to remain on the existing campus".

[11] According to Specter, "The staff is made up largely of foreign teachers, who tend to move every few years among the world's élite international schools.

[12] Specter wrote, "Fees, which are almost always paid by oil companies, come to about sixty thousand dollars a year.

"[2] In 2018, national employees of the school filed a complaint asking "the Ministry of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security ( MAPTSS) carry out a 'very thorough investigation' of that organization..." based on "alleged mistreatment that national workers have been subjected to, as well as the remuneration asymmetries that most benefit foreign workers".