Nanjing Gulou Secondary Vocational School is a national brand school of innovative management, 10 one of the top ten educational innovation schools in China in the new century, a four-star vocational school in Jiangsu Province, a high-level demonstration vocational school in Jiangsu Province, an experimental school of vocational education curriculum reform in Jiangsu Province, the first batch of "harmonious campuses" in Jiangsu Province, the first batch of "safe campuses" in Jiangsu Province, a demonstration school of modern educational technology in Jiangsu Province, a national training base supported by the central government, and catering in Jiangsu Province.

The school is located in Gulou District, downtown Nanjing, with more than 7,000 teachers and students. The school has six campuses: Shangxiao North Campus, Shangxiao South Campus, Hanzhongmen Campus, Shogunate Campus, Jianning Road Campus and Wutang Campus.