Moise Nicoară National College

Opened in 1873, the school building was erected over the previous four years, during the Austro-Hungarian period.

In October 1919, following the union of Transylvania with Romania, the school acquired its present name, after the 19th century cultural figure and patriot Moise Nicoară [ro], and became the first Romanian-language boys' high school in Arad.

The building became the property of the Romanian state in 1934, and was declared a historic monument in 1955.

In 1948, following the advent of the Communist regime and subsequent education reform, the institution became known as Arad Middle School nr.

[1] The building underwent a thorough restoration that culminated with its reopening in 2013, at which point it was one of the country's most modern high school structures.