When classes began that September, there were two teachers handling all subjects, twelve pupils, four fir benches, a table, an elm chair and a blackboard.

In January 1868, two upper-level grades were added, and in the ensuing years, the school became a center of local cultural activity.

[5] In 1948, the new communist regime changed the institution's name to Secondary School No.

During the 1960s and '70s, the school saw the establishment of a periodical, a museum and annual reunions, as well as material improvements.

[4] The school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.