Garrison Cadet College Kohat is situated in the picturesque suburb of Kohat City. Foundation Stone of the College was laid on 1^st March 1990 by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. The college was inaugurated on 10 May 1993 by the then Quartermaster General of Pakistan Army, Lieutenant General Muhammad Arif Bangash, HI(M), SBt. The regular classes commenced in March 1993. The first principal was Col Muhammad Idrees Niazi (Retd).