[1] It is one of the schools that between 1987 and 1988 students were killed or severely wounded after soldiers opened fire at their rooms/hostels in retaliation for attacks by the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) combatants.
[2] Ponhofi lost its students when PLAN fighters attacked the South West Africa Territorial Force (SWATF) military base between 1987 and 1988, two students were murdered and seven others were injured by the military.
[2] ponhofi hosted the 19th edition of the Kapuka Annual tournament in the year 2015.
[2] National student boycotts that happened during the colonial era 1988 in Ponhofi Secondary School in today's Ohangwena region halted the school operations and many learners were affected.
[3] In the same vein, in 2020 Ponhofi Secondary School temporarily suspended classes for its grade 11 and 12 learners after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.