 Brother Smith (1948–1953), the third headmaster of the college, had initiated the first school orchestra.The Brother L. H. Wilkes Technology Block was opened in 2001 (awarded the NZIA Resene Supreme Award for Architecture 2002 and the NZIA Resene Branch Award for Architecture 2001) and a dedicated building for the intermediate school ("the Middle School") on Mountain Road, named after Brother V.A.Sullivan, was occupied in 2003.