[1] The school campus is located in the suburb of Ruharo, approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), along the Mbarara-Ishaka Road, west of the central business district of Mbarara.

[2] It was established in 1911 by Anglican, Christian missionaries affiliated with the Church of England.

The land on which the school was built is owned by Ankole Diocese, of the Church of Uganda.

The Kumanyana protest movement of the 1940s, which demanded equality for the Bairu people of Ankole with the Hima, had its roots at the school.

The school has many alumni, many of whom are active in Uganda's public and private sectors.