in 1954 the school was officially opened as a secondary school. during the years of the former kwazulu government in the 1980’s the school became a territorial school and it received direct financial attention from the office of the minister of education at the time. in 1991, the school received funding from toyota south africa for the establishment of the technical division in the school curriculum. this funding facilitated the introduction of subject like motor mechanics, metal workings and welding, bricklaying and plastering, woodworking as well as technical drawing. it was at this stage that the school became known as the comprehensive technical high school. in 2005 the school was identified as 1 of the 100 pilot school for the national dinaledi initiative. this initiative was aimed at the improvement of learner performance in maths and science. its only in 2010 that the school started producing quality results in these two subjects and very promising foundations have been laid. over the years the school has become the beacon of hope for the people of umbumbulu; in the last five years the school has become the centre for academic excellence in the area and within umbumbulu circuit. the school attracts learners from as far as 35 km away from the school. since 2009 the school is operating as a centre for kutlwanong maths and science project founded by a gauteng--based ngo. the academic standards keep improving even though the school is in the rural area supported by very poor and financially struggling and unemployed communities.