[1] Darfield High School was established in 1951.

[2] The 2010 Darfield earthquake caused some damage to the school.

[3] In 2018 it was reported that Darfield High School was the "most crowded school in the South Island" due to a lack of building new classrooms.

[4] In 2022 the school had a "drive your tractor to school" day as an extension to mufti day.

[5] This New Zealand school-related article is a stub.