The top driveway and bus bay were sealed, the gardens surrounding it landscaped and a new school sign erected on the corner of Alexander and Warrandyte Road.

In 2004, the school was used as a filming location for 13 episodes of the Nine Network Australia's television series Holly's Heroes.

Most filming took place in the basketball stadium with special lighting mounted on the changing room roof and camera rails along the floor.

Involvement with the film industry brought a sense of excitement and curiosity along the way offering students opportunities to participate as paid or unpaid extras.

In 2013, it was revealed that the Nine Network was considering a second season of Holly's Heroes, also using Warrandyte High School as a location.

[2] Early in 2020, Channel Nine announced a reboot of Holly’s Heroes to be filmed at Warrandyte High School.

The school hosts several orchestras and ensembles and has a long history involving music and theatre (see "Extracurricular activities").

School sport competitions are divided into 4 houses: Newman (Yellow or Purple), Stiggant (Blue), Anderson (Green), and Michel (Red).

Kinetic Melbourne, Panorama Coaches and Ventura Bus Lines all provide public transport to and from the school.

[citation needed] Some of the shows performed include It's Showtime,[5] Shrek the Musical Jr.,[5] Young Frankenstein,[5] We Will Rock You[5] and The Little Mermaid.