1981: (Year 22)
- Concrete ramps installed for wheelchair students
- 6th form Computer Studies course introduced.
- Summer sports exchanges with Freyberg (home) and Tawa (away). Warren Johns scores 113 against Tawa College.
- Winter sports exchanges with Freyberg and Tawa and Napier BHS (Rugby).
- Sports teams: Cricket; 5 Boys' and 7 Girls' Basketball teams; Girls' Hockey; 10 Netball; 4 Rugby; 3 Boys' Soccer;
- Cultural visit by Tawa with Spotswood winning the Debating Cup and Tonia Haskell the cup for best speaker award.
- Interact Club active with 40 members.
- Strong Maori Culture Club with 39 members.
- 36 students do the OPC course and 26 7th form students do the Tongariro trip.
- Marie Haskell attends Spirit of Adventure course.
- The Tramping Club hold many day tramps and 2 overnight tramps.