The institution is administered and run by the Franciscan Sisters of St. Mary of the Angels (FSMA), a religious charitable institute which has established several schools in the country.
The school is affiliated with the highly recognized Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
St. Mary's Convent Senior Secondary School Ujjain is run by the Franciscan Sisters of St. Mary of the Angels (F.S.M.A), a religious congregation dates back to 8 July 1964.
Three young enthusiastic and zealous pioneers arrived at Ujjain to open an English Medium School in response to the demand of the local population and Mr. Tickoo, the then Collector of Ujjain.
The school started officially functioning in August 1964 in a rented building at Freeganj with about 150 students on the roll.