ðə skˈuːl wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː wɛn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv klˈɪftən dˈɜːbən bˈɔɪz mˈuːvd tə ðə kwˈɑː zˈuːluːnˈeɪɾəl mˈɪdləndz ˌoʊvɚ fˈɪɹz ʌv dˈeɪndʒɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
The school was founded in 1942 when a number of Clifton Durban boys moved to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands over fears of danger during World War II.