The school has played a substantial role in South African history during the apartheid period and the building is identified as an important landmark.

During 1985 the disruption was acknowledged when the school decided to completely abandon the normal curriculum and instead devised lessons based around the political struggle at the time.

[1] The school is identified for playing a substantial role in South African history during the apartheid period when segregation and the forced removal of whole communities was possible.

[1] In 2010 the school set up a twinning relationship with Nova Hreod Academy in Swindon, UK, so that their students can gain from studying the history of apartheid together.

The following year David de Storie and Zaida Petersen from the school visited Nova Hreod Academy to exchange ideas about teaching science and maths.

The school represents the resistance to apartheid laws and is associated with the public memory of forced removals, segregation and academic excellence.