The school was further renamed in 1936, in honour of Almarhum Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah, the Regent of Kedah (1913–1914).

Students are grouped into five houses: The Annual Sports Day were introduced in 1946 by the second principal, Dato' J.F.

In 2007, the school achieved a 100% pass rate for the Lower Secondary Examinations (Penilaian Menengah Rendah - PMR).

The school has produced students with excellent results in the Malaysian Certificate of Education (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - SPM; equivalent to the British O Level), and the Malaysian Higher Certificate of Education (Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia - STPM; equivalent to the British A Levels).

One of the students, Neoh Beng Ying, scored 13 1As and was nominated as one of the top scorers in the state for this examination.

SMK Ibrahim has cricket, hockey, tennis, chess, football, basketball and rugby teams.