The former principal of the school, Martin Elliott, caused some controversy over his use of obscenities during his ill-fated run for the Mayoralty of Hamilton in 2004.

In 2004, the school's compensation claim for the cost of relief teachers to cover staff absences during the operations was declined by The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Hamilton's Fraser High School is the home to the country's last school-based cadet unit, which celebrated its 80th Jubilee in 2011.

Construction is slowly progressing on Ministry of Education funded new multimillion-dollar technical block which will accommodate such subjects as soft and hard fabrics, catering and automotive.

Fraser High was previously known as Hamilton Technical College, which was located in the current Wintec building.