One of the oldest private schools in the country, St. Xavier's has historically been considered an elite institution, often attracting students from the upper crust of Nepal's society.

The school's alumni have traditionally occupied high ranking positions within the government, bureaucracy, military or distinguished themselves nationally in other professions.

Moran accepted the invitation and in 1951 St. Xavier's School was opened in Godawari, on the outskirts of the capital city Kathmandu.

In 1957 it offered the first GCE exams in Nepal and again in 1984 when the school resumed General Certificate of Education O levels.

[citation needed] St. Xavier's School, established at Godawari on the outskirts of Kathmandu in 1951, added a branch at Jawalakhel within the city in 1954.