The 120-year-old high school was established in the year 1903. During pre-independence period, the district Board at koraput (with the collector and Agent as its president) upgraded the middle school at Gunupur to a High School in 1929."Development of education in Koraput district" The school was a pioneer in the development of education in the undivided koraput district. It has given rise to many well known personalities such as former justice of High Court of Odisha M. Papanna (worked as judge from 29.09.2000 to 03.03.2004), Nagbhushan Patnaik, Sri Arjuna Gamang, Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi, Nanaji Varanasi. The school maintains an ECO Club
