At the time of its opening, the school was surrounded by vacant land as the areas to the east and south were just beginning to see development.

Just over six years later in December 1967, D-Wing was completed, which greatly expanded and improved the existing science and industrial education facilities.

In the 1970s, seven portable classrooms were placed on the grounds to accommodate over 1,700 students enrolled by that time (construction of a neighbouring secondary school had been delayed).

C-Wing was added in 2003, with a new entrance, a foyer, 21 new classrooms, a new band-room, and a state of the art music lab.

It is a school-by-school study based on final standings in each December for the various UBC First Year Calculus Courses for students who graduated from secondary schools in British Columbia.