[1] It was established in 1918 in Baghdad and has been offering classes in science and literature in addition to Arabic, English and French.
The School's student uniform consisted of a dark suit, bow tie, and the Sidara.
One of the prerequisites for admission at the time was that the student had to submit a certificate of good conduct signed by the police station.
A student whose father's monthly income was less than 16.875 or whose father was a teacher was exempt from paying the tuition fee, and any student who brought a testimony from the mayor that his family was underprivileged was exempt from paying for textbooks.
For example, Abd al-Karim Qasim's (Founder of the Republic of Iraq) file, who was admitted to the School in 1926, mentions a scar on his upper lip, and 150 cm height) in addition to records of his performance.
The School offered classes on many branches of literature, science, business, languages, including Arabic, English and French, and many extra-curricular activity such as music and acting.
Al-Markaziya High School played a major role in the Iraqi educational process and has offered the country a crowd of competencies that contributed to the march of scientific progress.