There are over 600 pupils on average in classes with general courses and specialized courses in information technology. The IT specialization was introduced over the last decade and it has approval of the ministry of education.

The school bares the name of Maria Sklodowaska Curie (Marie Curie’s), who won the Nobel price in chemistry. Maria Sklodowaska Curie on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland. Marie Curie’s contributions to physics do not explain her immense fame. In 1921, on her first visit to America, she was met by three orchestras and many thousands of people, including President Harding. As was typical of this period in history, poets wrote rapturous poetry about the formidable Madame Curie, likening her to "the sister of Prometheus".

The building was constructed in 1922 to be a school and it was owned by the city. During the II WW it was a place for military hospital. After the war it returned to its primary role as a school.