Initially started as Christian Training School and Orphanage with Eugenie Catherine West (died 1895) as its first superintendent, later it was named Wynberg Homes and eventually became the Wynberg Allen School.

It was established as a Non-Conformist School though from the beginning, as far as funds permitted, no child of any denomination was refused admission.

The object of the society was to provide for and give to children, wholly or partly of European descent, an education based on Protestant Christian principles.

In 1968, a block, consisting of classrooms, dormitory accommodation for Junior boys and members of staff, was opened in Wynberg.

The school further went through major renovations during the last couple of years encompassed around a vast campus of over 300 acres.

The academic year during which the students are in residence and attend classes, normally extend from February to November.