 The fifth floor was used to provide accommodation for teachers for two years until a new teacher's hostel was opened in 1986.In 1984, as results for the students taking the Unified Examinations Certificate (UEC) were encouraging, the school decided to have classes for qualified students who were planning to further their studies in universities.A building was planned to be built in Menggatal, Sabah, but the school lost the land the new building was to build on due to the lost of the ruling party Barisan Nasional to the Parti Bersatu Sabah in the 1985 Sabah state election.