Feilding High School
Feilding High School is a co-ed Secondary School (Year 9-13) in Feilding, New Zealand.
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| Coordinates | 40.2143°S 175.5727°E |
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| Type | State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9-13) with boarding facilities |
| Motto | Māori: Kia Toa Kia Ngakaunui "Have Courage, Desire Greatly" [1] |
| Established | 1921 as Feilding Agricultural High School |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 197 |
| Principal | Nathan Stewart |
| School roll | 1560[2] (March 2020) |
| Socio-economic decile | 5M[3] |
| Website | www.feildinghigh.school.nz |
Feilding High School's logo was gifted by Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangihiroa) in 1922. It also features on the crest of Manawatu District Council.
School name
In 2000 the school had its name changed from Feilding Agricultural High School (FAHS) to FAHS Feilding High School.
There was much discussion regarding this change. The main argument was that the word Agricultural is translated (or interpreted) as peasant in some Asian languages. This meant that the school was regarded less highly in these areas and would mean that less (income-bearing) foreign students would attend the school. Many people wanted to keep the name as it reflected on the history of the school, and emphasised the strong horticulture and agriculture departments within the school.
Notable alumni
- Bob Bell (1929–2011), former National Party MP[4]
- Mihingarangi Forbes, television journalist[5]
Rugby players
- Mitchell Crosswell
- Nick Crosswell
- Sarah Goss, Black Fern, NZ Women's Sevens, Manawatu Cyclones XV and 7s representative
- Aaron Smith, All Black, Highlanders and Manawatu Turbos representative
- Codie Taylor, All Black, Maori All Black, Crusaders and Canterbury representative
- Adam Whitelock, Crusaders and Canterbury representative
- George Whitelock, Crusaders and Canterbury representative
- Luke Whitelock, Crusaders and Canterbury representative
- Sam Whitelock, All Black, Crusaders and Canterbury representative
See also
- List of schools in New Zealand
Notes
- History
- "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Decile Change 2014 to 2015 for State & State Integrated Schools". Ministry of Education. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. p. 299. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
- "Student stood down over Sonny-Bill Williams inspired haircut". ONE NEWS. TVNZ. Retrieved 17 October 2014.