The following day, an Official Opening Ceremony was held in the school's Lecture Theatre,[6] which was attended by the foundation principal Leanne Nixon, the foundation deputy principal Jane Sleeman, and dignitaries including the then current Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Education Minister Rod Welford.

Special requests to sit the exam outside of these test locations can also be made for people who live in rural areas or cities outside of Queensland.

The QAHS campus features modern architecture classrooms, seven university standard science laboratories, a multimedia suite, a sports and recreation centre and a 500-seat lecture theatre.

All classrooms on the QAHS campus have data projectors as well as whiteboards, allowing teachers to conduct their classes more efficiently, and engage their students in different ways compared to traditional schools.

A variety of subjects are currently offered at the Academy which are aimed to provide all students with a balanced and solid foundation entering health science, and other high-level university fields.

Students can gain points for their house from entry into various academic and sporting competitions, challenges and events both at the Academy, locally or nationally.