It is one of the schools created in St Petersburg after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The mission of the school is to teach students how to learn, to develop independent analytical thinking and strengthen their interest in acquiring new knowledge.

The admission process is merit-based and consists of special entrance examination (in Russian), which is designed by the school faculty.

The curriculum is based on the model of late 19th – early 20th century Russian classical gymnasia with the following core subjects: Latin and Ancient Greek, English and German, Mathematics.

There are 18 International exchange programs with gymnasia and colleges from few European countries (Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Great Britain).

Gymnasium houses a classics reference library, Bibliotheca Classica, which was founded in 1993 as a new independent research center.

53 of them are PhD degree holders from leading Russian and international Universities in different academic fields: 24 - in Philology and Linguistics, 10 - in History, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Pedagogy, 10 - in Medicine, Chemistry, Biology, Bioengineering, Psychology, Geology, 5 - in Mathematics and Physics, 4 - in Economics.

Saint Petersburg Classical High School (1989 - 2009) // // Humanitas Europae Foundation Website.

GYMNASIUM CLASSICUM PETROPOLITANUM (in French) // Humanitas Europae Foundation Website.