Roll drops to 1384 due to smaller 3rd form intake from Devon Intermediate.

Timetable changes to one hour teaching periods a day.

The whole school work day raised $4,000, that paid for the new confidence course on the lower field.

Mr. Mohi Aupouri was appointed as the first teacher of Maori with 22 3rd form students opting for the course of three 1 hour periods a week.

The Interact Club had a membership of 30.

5th form Woodwork group does a 5-day in-depth study of modern woodworking practices in Rotorua.

Cricket inter-school fixtures with Freyberg HS and Tawa College continue.

Music: The Brass Band, Madrigal Singers and Orchestra were very active. Tawa HS visited on 24th July.

The Rangiatea Maori Girls' Hostel closes.

The Principal Mr. Alex McPhail retires after 18 years.

N.P.B.H.S forms its own Board.