Camberwell High School is located on a 3.2-hectare site in Canterbury, which lies about twelve kilometres from Melbourne's Central Business District.

It is accessible via the 70 tram on Riversdale Road, Riversdale railway station on the Alamein line, and several bus stations of the bus route 612 on Prospect Hill Road The school has multi-storeyed cream brick buildings, and extensive facilities.

This hall contains a stage with backstage areas that are connected to an underground toilet and change-room block.

In 2017 a student suffered a neck injury after he fell 10 m (32 ft 9.70 in) while adjusting lighting fixtures in this ceiling area.

The names of the houses reflect World War II and the time the school was built.

[11] Knowing, a 2009 movie featuring Nicolas Cage, was filmed at Camberwell High School which was converted into the set for William Dawes Elementary, Lexington, Massachusetts circa 1959.

The Australian TV series Prank Patrol used the school grounds to film the episode "Internet Crash".