Culverden was established following the arrival of the railway in
1886, subsequently becoming the rail and coach, as well as the farming
centre for Amuri. Over the years, the Amuri district has remained an
area of traditional large scale farming, characterised in many cases by
continuous family ownership across several generations.
A secondary
school department was established in Culverden in 1960, making it the
third high school in the district, changing its status to an area school
in 1977.
