The school was established in 1955 to impart secondary education in Bodo and Assamese medium to the children of the rural and economically backward of the Baksa district.

It is situated by Manas National Park near the Indo-Bhutan border, and rapidly growing towards becoming a city.

There is a governing council which supervises some administrative affairs and developmental aspects of the school.

[5][7][8] Mita Nangia Goswami, the director of Environment Education, cited the school as a success story: When we went to Salbari for the first time, its campus was an eye sore.

They made a worm-compost pit in the school backyard, created a gardening cum fruits hub and conserved local fish.