Sichuan Archives School was established in 1987, directly under Sichuan Archives Bureau. It is the only newly-built, regular and specialized secondary school for archives in China, a national key secondary school for archives system, a provincial key secondary school and an education and training base for archives cadres in Sichuan Province. The school is located in Ya 'an City, an ecological pearl in western Sichuan, adjacent to Chengdu (about 1 hour drive by expressway), with convenient transportation. The school was once located in the Party School of Xikang Provincial Party Committee, the Primary Party School of Sichuan Provincial Party Committee and the Sichuan Provincial Archives.
The school has excellent teaching facilities, including high-standard teaching building, comprehensive building and apartment dormitory, professional experimental archives, library, computer center, multimedia function room, electronic reading room, language lab and other excellent teaching facilities, and has also opened broadband Internet and campus FM stereo teaching system. The school has perfect logistics and living facilities, including auditorium, student cinema, canteen, football field, basketball court and recreation room, which can meet the needs of 1500 teachers and students.