The school had been founded in 1934 by the German educator Kurt Hahn as a boys' school that would emphasise the development of character in addition to academic excellence.
Ang paaralan ay nagkaroon na itinatag sa 1934 ng German tagapagturo Kurt Hahn bilang isang Boys' paaralan na emphasise ang pag-unlad ng mga karakter sa karagdagan sa akademiko magaling.