 In 1958, the status of the school was altered to become "semi-selective", that being from Years 1-3, three classes were fully selective and two classes were of a technical nature, ie, technical drawing, woodwork, metalwork etc.Students from all classes were invited to complete Years 4 and 5.The school retained this status until 1976 when it became a comprehensive high school as part of the school restructuring at the time.