Every year, North Rocky High holds Interhouse Athletics and Swimming Carnivals.

Before Easter, the school holds an Interhouse Cross-Country day at Kemp Beach on the Capricorn Coast.

Steve Baxter, Australian entrepreneur, known for his work at PIPE Networks, StartupAUS and River City Labs, is now a 'shark' on Network Ten reality television series, Shark Tank, which is based on the international Dragons' Den format.

In December 2016, he was announced as Spencer Howson's replacement as breakfast presenter on 612 ABC Brisbane.

This comes after years working in a wide variety of medical practice areas, including indigenous health.