In 1957 Benjamin Kies who taught at the school was banned from teaching for life because he was leading the Teachers' League of South Africa.

He had to also stand down as editor of the Leagues Educational Journal and that role was taken over by Helen Kies who was an alumnus of this school.

[8] In 1964 Sedick Isaacs who was the mathematics and physics teacher at the school was sentenced to twelve years in Robben Island for sabotage.

[9] He was given an extended sentence in 1969 for operating a radio and making a master key to the cells.

On 11 February 1966, P. W. Botha declared that District Six was to be emptied to make way for white residents under the Group Areas Act and bulldozers moved in.

In 2006 the school became the athletes village when the Homeless World Cup came to Africa,[2] and in 2011 it was host to plans to fix District Six.

The plan attracted attention especially from people who used to live near the school as they were expecting compensation for their forced eviction.