The high school opened in 1908, although the question of a permanent building remained unresolved, with site plans being drawn up months later.
Starting with the 1944-1945 year, when Hungary again lost control over the area, the building hosted separate Romanian and Hungarian schools.
[1] This sparked discussion at the national level, with Senator Lia Olguța Vasilescu writing to Education Minister Daniel Funeriu, asking for an explanation.
He replied that he had approved the move, calling the seal a "façade ornament" not subject to laws governing the symbols of foreign countries.
[2] The school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.