For the first four years the school was located in the home of the founders near the Parliament Building in the center of Reykjavík.

In 1909, it was moved to a new building at Fríkirkjuvegur[2] and the primary offering became domestic science.

[3] Between 1911 and 1942, the school home economics department was one of its primary offerings, but that course was discontinued when the Húsmæðraskóli was built.

Completion of the school's four-year program conferred a certificate, which was usually called "Kvennaskólapróf".

The degree awarded upon completion is now called a stúdentspróf which is a pre-university entrance examination equivalent.