Feilding High School
| Feilding High School | |
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| Address | |
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Churcher Street, Feilding, Manawatu | |
| Coordinates | 40°12′51″S 175°34′22″E / 40.2143°S 175.5727°ECoordinates: 40°12′51″S 175°34′22″E / 40.2143°S 175.5727°E |
| Information | |
| Type | State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9–13) with boarding facilities |
| Motto | Māori: Kia Toa Kia Ngākaunui "Have Courage, Desire Greatly" [1] |
| Established | 1921 as Feilding Technical High School |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 197 |
| Principal | Nathan Stewart[2] |
| School roll | 1445[4] (November 2021) |
| Socio-economic decile | 5M[3] |
| Website | www.feildinghigh.school.nz |
Feilding High School is a co-ed Secondary School (Year 9–13) in Feilding, New Zealand. It is the only secondary school in the town of Feilding.
History[]
The school was originally named the Feilding Technical High School and subsequently became known as the Feilding Agricultural High School (FAHS).[5][6] The school's foundation stone was laid on 7 February 1921 by the then Minister for Education the Honourable James Parr.[7] In 2000 the school had its name changed to FAHS Feilding High School.[8]
In 2015 Feilding High School was rated as having at Decile 5 socio-economic rating.[3] In 2018 Nathan Stewart was appointed as principal of the school.[2]
Logo[]
Feilding High School's logo was gifted by Sir Peter Buck (Te Rangi Hīroa) in 1922. It also features on the crest of Manawatu District Council.[9]
Notable alumni[]
- Bob Bell (1929–2011), former National Party MP[10]
- Mihingarangi Forbes, television journalist[11]
- Ted Thomas (judge), Former judge of the Court of Appeal
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
References[]
- ^ History
- ^ a b Kilmister, Sam (20 March 2018). "Feilding High School names Nathan Stewart as new principal". Stuff. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Ministry of Education – Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Technical Day School". Feilding Star. 29 July 1921. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Feilding Technical High School Architectural Plans". archivescentral.org.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "New school for Feilding". New Zealand Herald. Vol. LVIII, no. 17699. 7 February 1921. p. 4. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Our History". Feilding High School. 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Council Crest". www.mdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Gustafson, Barry. (1986). The first 50 years : a history of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland [N.Z.]: Reed Methuen. p. 299. ISBN 0-474-00177-6. OCLC 20247757.
- ^ "Student stood down over Sonny-Bill Williams inspired haircut". ONE NEWS. TVNZ. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links[]
- Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Feilding High School
- Boarding schools in New Zealand
- Educational institutions established in 1921
- Secondary schools in Manawatū-Whanganui
- 1921 establishments in New Zealand
- Feilding