The dedication of the A.L. McPhail Library was held on Friday 23rd March.

The girls' grey gym tunic is replaced by a grey wool-terylene pinafore with a bib-top. For senior girls, the bib top may be removed transforming the pinafore into a skirt.

The Minister of Education defers the plans for extra playing fields until at least 1984.

Former pupil Nick Banks (1965-1969) reaches the summit of Mt. Everest to become the 2nd New Zealander and the 100th person in the world to have achieved this.

Music:- Brass Band, Concert Band, String Orchestra and Choir have successful years with Spotswood hosting Tawa.

Sports teams:- 4 Cricket, Cycling, 2 Boys' and 1 Girls' Hockey, 5 Rugby, Boys' and Girls' Volleyball, 

Sports trips to Freyberg and Tawa continued.

Tawa won the debating competition but Vicki Fairley won the cup again for the best speech

Administrational changes to take place in 1980 as the "schools within a school" system will revert back to one school with 4 houses.