Feilding High School
| Feilding High School | |
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| Coordinates | 40°12′51″S 175°34′22″E / 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 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 | 1,676[4] (February 2024) |
| 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
- Amy Cokayne, England Women's Rugby, and Harlequins Women
See also
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 14 March 2024.
- ^ "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