ðə skˈuːl dɪvˈɛləpt fɹʌm ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ skˈuːl ɪn sˈɛntɹəl dˈʌnɪdˌɪn, kˈɪŋ ˈɛdwɚd tˈɛknɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ, wˌɪtʃ ɪtsˈɛlf hæd lˈɔŋ lˈɪŋks wɪð ɑːtˈeɪɡoʊ pˌɑːlɪtˈɛknɪk wˌɪtʃ hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹˈiːviəsli ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ɐ sˈɛntɹəl dˈʌnɪdˌɪn sˈaɪt.
The school developed from an earlier school in central Dunedin, King Edward Technical College, which itself had long links with Otago Polytechnic (which has also previously occupied a central Dunedin site).