The School is located in the historical Faneromeni Square, situated in the centre of the capital and within the Venetian medieval walls of Nicosia.

The School building features predominantly Greek neoclassical architectural traits, as well as, local Cypriot elements.

The Marble Mausoleum on the eastern side of Faneromeni Church is situated on the front of the building and was built in memory of four clerics executed by the Ottoman governor in 1821, following the Cypriot revolt due to the newly declared Greek Revolution.

In 2014 it was announced that the building will be leased to house the University of Cyprus' school of Architecture.

Initially designated as a "parthenagogeio," meaning a Girls Only School, it began with 115 students but only one teacher.