[1] In 1984, the three convinced Vladimir Maksimovich Tuchkevich, the director of the Ioffe Institute, and with his help received permission to create a vocational school.

The Physics and Technology secondary school and the Academic University had been located on the same campus site, but the organizational change in 2009 integrated them into the same administrative structure.

Due to this unique structure, the PhTS is the only high school in Russia that is a part of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

[6][7][8] A significant portion of the Physics and Technology School teaching staff have PhDs,[9] due to the integration with the Saint Petersburg Academic University.

[9] Notable alumni include PhTS has several learning exchanges with the United States, an initiative begun by Alferov.