DHACSS Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed (SKBZ) Campus was established in April 1988 as a High school for Boys. Since, the building was donated by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the current president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) therefore, the school was named after him. In 1989, the school was upgraded to the Intermediate level and the school was then named DHA SKBZ College for Boys. Initially the school and the college were both affiliated with Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad. However, later in 1993 it got affiliated with Sind Board of Secondary Education, Karachi.

When DHA Degree College for Men was established, the intermediate classes from College were shifted there and the school continued to function up to secondary level.  In January 2001, the school was again upgraded to College level. In 2010, O’ Level section (Class VI Onward) was introduced and the name of the institute changed to DHACSS SKBZ Campus (the name till date)

Initially, the Cambridge Section, started with Class VI (2 sections) only. In 2011, O Levels expanded to class V, VI, VII, VIII. In August 2012, the classes were shifted next to its present location vacated by Defence Authority College of Business(DACB), which subsequently merged with DHA Suffa University, DHA Phase VII. DHACSS SKBZ Campus 0 & A Levels commenced class I co-education in academic session 2014. Later, The Pre-juniors (O LEVEL’s Montessori) was started in 2017 Our first batch of 0 Levels passed out in Aug, 2015 with 100% Result.

Since its inception, the school has strived to provide quality education to its students, therefor it has undergone continuous changes and growth. The DHACSS SKBZ was born as Boys school but later on the girls were given admissions in there too in both Matric Stream and Cambridge wing.

DA SKBZ Campus aims to create a harmonious balance between academic demands, sports, cultural activities and community life. It challenges its pupils to be intellectually inquisitive and socially conscious. The college is located in the heart of Defence Housing Authority, Khayaban-e-Rahat in Phase VI, a link road between Khayaban-e-Ittehad and Khayaban-e-Hafiz. Moreover, it is connected through a network of wide roads from all around providing an easy approach. The location is ideal for healthy learning providing easy accessibility to city center and local help.