The school also focuses on extending gifted students through the Ignite (formerly SHIP) programme.

Aberfoyle Park High School was built in 1983 and opened in 1984 to service the growing suburbs of Aberfoyle Park, Happy Valley, Flagstaff Hill and other surrounding suburbs.

In 1986, Elizabeth II visited the school inspecting the facilities and meeting the students.

In 2008, Aberfoyle Park High School entered into a partnership with defence contractor, Raytheon Australia to provide $450,000 funding over the next 3 years for the purchase of new computers for IGNITE, science and maths students at the school.

The partnership was launched at the school in November 2008 by the Premier Mike Rann and Raytheon Australia managing director, Ron Fisher.