[3][4] The school's final principal before its merger was Terry Bennett, who was inaugurated at the start of 2011.

Croydon's sister school was Albert Einstein Gymnasium, in Ulm, Germany.

[6] The college was part of The Eastland Cluster of Schools for Vocational Education Programs, which gave students access to various VET courses, of which VET Music was hosted at Croydon Secondary.

[8] The school also had a successful debating team which won the state championship in 2007, and hosted the regional competition for Years 7 and 8.

The campus closed in 2017 when all students moved into the newly built buildings on the former Maroondah Secondary College site.