ðə skˈuːl wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˌiːˈiː ænd ɪz wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldɪst skˈuːlz ɪn dʒɐmˈuː ænd kɐʃmˈɪɹ, ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst bˌiːɪŋ ˈɛs.pˈiː skˈuːl wˌɪtʃ wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ sˌiːˈiː.
The school was founded in 1880 CE and is one of the oldest schools in Jammu and Kashmir, the oldest being S.P school which was founded in 1874 CE.