The school lays an emphasis on traditional subjects, while offering several vocational education courses.

Its mission statement emphasises its purpose to enable students to reach their full potential through encouraging achievement, positive values and the desire to learn.

This site was previously a gasworks and after industrial contamination was discovered at the school in 1995, including BTEX, PAH, cyanides and sulphates, it was closed down.

An unknown number of former students who attended the original site became ill. Marsdens solicitors in Camden commenced preparation of a class action against the Department of Education.

[4] Construction of the new high school was completed in 2001, with students and staff making use of the new facilities from the end of that year.