 The college and demonstration school were started by Ugandan Asians in 1952.In 2006, the college was temporarily relocated to Mbale, approximately , by road, east of Kampala, and the demonstration school temporarily relocated to "Kololo Primary School" in Kampala.The piece of land in the city center, where the institution was originally housed, was leased to an investor, who started to erect Kampala Intercontinental Hotel on the site.