During the population boom of 1970s Australia, the school's enrolment figure reached 1383 students.

By 1993 a Physical Education Laboratory was constructed within the gymnasium, giving students facilities for weight training, as well as housing classrooms.

Subsequent fundraising efforts of late have seen numerous other structures erected to aid the aesthetic and practical values of the school, notably the expansive front shelter constructed in recent years and another backing the auditorium preceding it.

In 2018, a 14-year old from year 9 was sent to Royal Adelaide Hospital with serious head injuries after being in a schoolyard fight against other students.

[2] Construction started in late 2020 for a new set of buildings to accommodate for the inclusion of year 7s to high school.

In 2001, a 16-year old student brought a .303 high-powered rifle to the school and shot himself in the head on the library balcony, killing himself instantly.

The school also hosts a group of students from Kamogata in August each year and responds with a reciprocal visit in September/October.

The school has also produced various AFL players, including Paul Puopolo, Mitch Grigg, and Rhys O'Keeffe.

They found a ladder which led down into a network of tunnels, containing an old archive, old chairs, tables and even an old anatomical skeleton model.