NET stands for Ndola Education Trust, which was formally established on 7th November 1980 with the idea of administering and developing a new private school in Ndola. The school was "to provide the highest possible standards of education for children of all races, religions, and sexes" and to compete with internationals schools at home and abroad.

Ndola Education Trust is an independent organisation initially operated under the auspices of the Ndola Hindu Samaj.