The Academy High School is situated in the new Younes and Soraya Nazarian Building on the Givat Ram Campus adjacent to the Academy's main building. The High School was founded in the late 1960s to instruct talented students in the fields of music and dance and is the only high school for grades 7-12 of its type in Israel.

The curriculum combines general studies at both regular and intensive levels with specialization in the areas of music and dance. Music students receive instruction in history of music, harmony, and solfege and participate in workshops, choirs, orchestras, and chamber ensembles. The dance curriculum includes history of dance together with practical lessons in classical ballet, modern dance, jazz, improvisation, and choreography. Computer training is also included in the curriculum.

Students in both courses of study take their matriculation examination at the levels suited to their abilities and enjoy artistic-creative experiences through exposure to renowned artists from the Academy and the artistic community at large. The students' achievements in the matriculation examinations are among the highest in Jerusalem.

The spacious Younes and Soraya Nazarian Building offers students facilities of the highest international standards. The student-teacher ratio enables individual attention to all students to ensure that they fulfill their potential

The High School music and dance ensembles are often invited to participate in official state and public events in Israel and abroad and perform together with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and other symphonic orchestras. In addition, students take part in special community projects, appearing in old-age homes and hospitals.

A special course of studies exists for outstanding students at the High School that enables them to begin their studies at the Academy during their last year at the High School. Scholarships are awarded to gifted and/or needy students.