Parents and students from Yanco Agricultural High School have expressed concern over the standard of the school's girls dormitories.
In 1994, reportedly second-hand, demountable buildings were placed at the school as temporary accommodation for female students who had begun being admitted.
In later years further demountable buildings were added to the collection as the female population of the school grew.
Almost 27 years later, the same buildings accommodate around a third of the school's female students.
Yanco Agricultural High's P and C Association president Angus Whyte said the dormitories were far beyond their use-by date.
"There are parts of those buildings that have cracks, air conditioners half hanging out, they're just old and worn out because they were only temporary and second-hand," Mr Whyte said.
"The students freeze in the winter and overheat in the summer."
Mr Whyte, who has a child at the school, lives between Wentworth and Broken Hill.
"When you move into Western NSW there aren't many options for public schools, for us Yanco is really the only one that can offer transport to and from," Mr Whyte said.
He said he thought it was important to maintain facilities to enable the school to attract students who would be part of the next generation of farmers and ag industry professionals.
"We need to make sure farmers stay in the industry and are well educated to run a good business, while looking after the environment and their livestock," Mr Whyte said.
"No new dormitories have been built at the school since 1994 so most of the buildings are getting older and we need a succession plan."
Member for Murray, Helen Dalton visited the school last November and said she was horrified by what she saw.
"It was cramped, hot, unsafe and not fit for purpose," Mrs Dalton said.
"Nothing has been changed or updated."
Mrs Dalton said it was time to improve the standards for the female students at Yanco.
"I think the Department of Education has had a free ride for a fair while, this would never be tolerated in Sydney," Mrs Dalton said.
The Department of Education spokesperson stated that whilst the current dormitory accommodation meets Work Health and Safety standards, the Department acknowledges the need for more permanent facilities for the female boarders.
"In the meantime, the Department will continue to work closely with the school to maintain the condition of the current school infrastructure," the spokesperson said.
The spokesperson also said since 2011/12, the Department of Education has invested approximately $10.7 million on capital works and $4.5 million on maintenance at Yanco Agricultural High School and the dorms have reverse-cycle air conditioning.
