The school is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 miles) south of the city of Kathmandu.

Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1951, it is the oldest modern style educational institution of Nepal.

Invited by the king of Nepal Tribhuvan Shah, in 1951 the American Jesuit priest Fr.

Marshall D. Moran and a group of American Jesuit priests opened a residential school in the royal country villa of Godavari.

Classes XI and XII are also being added as per the rule passed by the government of Nepal.