The old Wainuiomata College site was abandoned, and in 2005, it was used as the filming location for the first series of school-based comedy Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby.
In 2005, the former Wainuiomata College site was repurposed as a filming location for the initial series of the school-themed comedy show Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby, which was set on a similar campus.