Throughout the years, Sutherland's greatest sporting rival has been Handsworth Secondary.

Sutherland had been rebuilt in its present location on a gravel field, as it was the second oldest school in the district.

The new school was finished in the fall of 2007, followed by the completion of a new artificial field in the spring of 2008.

It was the filming location of all the high school scenes in the CW show Life Unexpected.

Over the summer of 2019 the Netflix series The Healing Powers of Dude used the school's interior and exterior for filming.