Parel Vallei High School started the year with the annual inter-house athletics competition, with houses Stella, Aberdeen and Nassau competing down the line for top honours. Aberdeen was the overall winner of the athletics trophy with 2 064 points, with Stella taking second place with 1 937 points and Nassau third, with 
1 780 points. Aberdeen could not manage to defend the Spirit Cup and had to hand the trophy over to Stella. The runner-up was Aberdeen and Nassau came third.