It closed in December 2019 to make way for the construction of Greater Shepparton Secondary College, which opened in 2022.

[3] The Governor of Victoria, Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, formally opened the school a month later, on 20 May.

[5][6] Besides the agricultural course, a more general course was also available to students, and was seen as a continuation of the state's existing primary education system.

[6] The school's farm fared better, proving valuable to the farmers and horticulturists of the area through its agricultural experiments.

The farm also made a profit, which was unique among Victoria's agricultural high schools, and ensured its continued support throughout the 1920s.