It is situated in Zagreb, capital city of Croatia, and stands as the only non-seminary high school of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.

The curriculum spans four years and encompasses a wide range of subjects, including Serbian, Croatian, English, German, Latin, Church Slavonic, history, geography, politics, economics, music, art history, the Orthodox religion, sociology, psychology, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, physical education, ecology, informatics and philosophy.

She was the daughter of Đurađ Branković, the Serbian despot, and his wife, Irene Kantakouzene, a member of the Kantakouzenos family of the Byzantine Empire.

Kantakuzina Katarina Branković resided for a period in the Zagreb area, where she played a role in fostering the growth and development of the local Orthodox Christian community.

[5] In 1888, at the time when the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Metropolitan initiated the collection of funds for the establishment of a Serbian Folk Grammar School, which was founded in 1891 on Mesnička Street.

[5] On 14 January 2004, Metropolitan Jovan Pavlović sent a letter of intent to the Ministry of Science and Education, and on 20 October, a commission met to establish the school.

[17] The facility includes a library, computer lab, gymnasium, playground, student counselling offices, cafeteria, music hall, laboratories, chapel, terrace, garden, and quadrangle.

[citation needed] In May 2011 the school has partnered with the local office of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims to conduct a series of workshops focused on psychological issues for first-grade students.

[41] Inspired by a sociology class discussion, the students reached out to the manufacturer Violeta for donations and constructed two dispensers installed in the girls' restrooms, highlighting the importance of accessible hygiene products for all women.

[42] On March 16, 2023, Željka Cvijanović, the Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, visited the school accompanied by the Bosnian ambassador to Croatia, Aleksandar Vranješ.

[43] On March 29, 2023, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković visited the school to attend a screening of the documentary film “Kralj” by Dejan Aćimović.