Located in the central area of Koševo It enrolls approximately 200 boys and girls annually.

As it was common in Yugoslavia, the school was officially named Gimnazija Ognjen Prica, after the national hero and teacher, but today adopts its current name standing for the chronological order of being opened, Druga being the second Sarajevo gymnasium.

The Druga Gimnazija is a certified IB World School, offering MYP and Diploma programmes, making it one of the 3 high schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina offering IB curricula.

Additionally, the school offers a four-year course focusing on mathematics, physics and computer science.

The students are usually divided into six homerooms per year, each housing about 30 students, randomly (except the MYP) at the start of their tuition, and then sorted later on, based on their chosen field of study; each homeroom has the same class timetable throughout the year (once again, except the IB Diploma programme, to which all the students as well as outsiders have to pass the entrance exam, and have a choice of subjects).