The school is home to four basic courses of study, outlined in detail below, including one of the country's oldest Hungarian-English bilingual programs[2][4] (wherein math, physics, biology and history are taught in English).

[6] The school's foundation had been urged by the city's main doctor, Dr. István Elek, in the name of women's rights.

[7] The educational institution form lyceum was chosen instead of gymnasium because the founders thought that the Latin language was unnecessary and difficult for the girls.

[8][9] Teaching began 1 September 1930, in the building which today houses Szolnok's Belvárosi Primary School, thanks to the assistance of Headmistress Elvira Ellmann.

One of the more successful projects was the so-called studium generale subject, which included library studies, learning methodology, psychology (self-awareness, creativity), logic, rhetoric, and debate.

[19] During the 1970s Varga upheld its outstanding literary traditions by hosting a number of great Hungarian writers, poets, and critics: József Darvas, Mihály Czine, Sándor Koczkás, Imre Bata, István Simon, László Nagy, Anna Jókai, Sándor Csoóri, Ferenc Sánta, Katalin Berek, Adrienne Jancsó, Lajos Cs.

[16] According to the database of the Cultural Heritage Office, the building's original function was as the Obermayer-Hubay block of flats, built by master carpenter Lajos Obermeyer and bought by Ferenc Hubay in 1860.

[23] The L-shaped three-storied building was situated on a corner, enclosing the area inside it; it had a basement, pitched roof, and glass-covered arches facing the inner courtyard.

The convention at the time of founding stipulated that "Szolnok shall receive a girls' secondary school only if the city provides a suitable building and equipment."

The building's inadequate number of appropriate classrooms and equipment has continued even today to be a frequently discussed point between the school and the city.

offices and a classroom, is also under historical preservation due to it being the birthplace of Dr. Kálmán Balogh, a famous Hungarian pharmaceutical scientist.

The "new wing" was built in 1989, at which time the school gained new classrooms, a cafeteria, a lobby, and a student lounge, and the internal courtyard was also widened.

The idea was to provide students the opportunity to find their way in a world experiencing rapid technological growth, as well as giving them a practical and theoretical insight into economic life.

The number of applicants to this program steadily declined; half of the class which began in 2007 chose English as their main language over German.

After four semesters, at the end of the tenth grade, the students decide in which direction to focus their studies toward the advanced-level Matura school-leaving exam.

[1] As part of the communications module the students will visit local TV and radio stations, newspaper offices, and the Youth House.

Participating in an international program organised by three counties in Europe Varga also got connections in Somme, France and Durham, England.

"[45] Later added to this were "white blue-striped smock for everyday use, and a dark blue coat for winter,"[46] a spring jacket, and clothing and shoes suitable for exercising in.

The main event of the week is a show created by each of the ninth grade classes and performed for upperclassmen and teachers in Szolnok's Aba Novak Cultural Center or in the local Sport Arena.

In addition to the show, each class has opportunities through the week to earn points for themselves (such as themed dress-up days, poster campaign, school quiz, etc.)

There was also a library club, which acted as a four-year course preparing its members to take an exam in Librarian Studies.

[50] In 1980, as part of the Jubilee celebrations, the Former Students Friend Circle (Öreg Diákok Baráti Köre) was created.

[52][53]) The aim of the groups, and of their successors, the Saint Elisabeth Guards of the Sacred Heart and the Congregation of Blessed Margaret (a Szent Erzsébet szívgárda és a Boldog Margit kongregáció), was to both provide religious education, as well as having members regularly offer support, offerings, and acts of good will.

The troop, whose members numbers about 50, held weekly meetings during which they sang, practiced homemaking skills, made excursions, and had lessons in book-binding and first aid.

The performances regularly place in the top four in national competitions,[61] which have been held in Kecskemét, Debrecen, Budapest, Gyomaendrőd and Solymár.

In 1999 the club, along with other international drama groups, was invited to Durham for the performance of the UNICEF-created children's rights musical "Thursday's Child".

[62] In 2002 and subsequent two years through the Arany János Program for Talented Youth the club took place in the National Drama Camp.

The corresponding student club was set up as a place to prepare for the meetings, most importantly by discussion and debate about current political events.

It also supports the school's ongoing Child- and Youth-Protection programs and provided assistance for socially vulnerable and disadvantaged children.

[71] From this time enrollment expanded steadily; in 1962 it reached 491 students, but in this year the Tiszaparti Secondary School was split out of Varga, so the number was reduced to 240.