The hostel students are colloquially known as the Lonehats which is an acronym for Living on Natabua Excels A Holistic Approach Towards School.

The scope and concept of the cadet formations take into account various events of educational, national and global significance which are done to bring awareness or garner support from the many spectators who make the annual pilgrimage to the school to view the cadet passout parade.

A formation of three spirals, symbolising constant growth and change is depicted, with the words NAT for Natabua and the numbers 22 for the year 2022 were formed, illustrating the resurgence of normalcy and the start of change following the COVID-19 pandemic, which halted passout parades from 2020-2021.

A heart with the words NAT for Natabua is held by two cradling hands, signifying the parade's theme of that year being love, peace and progress.

The school expressed its support for the Fiji contingent to the 2024 Paris Olympics, particularly the men's rugby sevens team in the hopes of defending their gold medal for a third time, which was not the case as they settled for silver, with France scooping gold.

In April 2017, Natabua High School won the Coca Cola Games in the boys division for the second time.

The year 2020 was the 90th year of the school's existence, but the COVID-19 pandemic having entered the country and the increasing health regulations put in place to safeguard lives and minimise any new cases, halted any significant displays of celebration - particularly in the Annual Cadet Corp Review Passout Parade, which was to be held in July 2020.