after years of campaigning for insulation, the school received funding for noise reduction technology, as it is located beneath an air corridor. work on in the school was scheduled to start in mid-2010 and began in the memorial hall at the request of the school principal, roslynne moxham, to provide a quiet environment for exams being held in the hall including the higher school certificate. it was completed in january 2012, with the completion of insulation in the wilkins and kilgour blocks.