"Have Courage, Desire Greatly" , coordinates = , type = State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9–13) with boarding facilities , established = 1921 as Feilding Technical High School , MOE = 197 , principal = Nathan Stewart , decile = 5M , address = Churcher Street,

Feilding Feilding ( mi, Aorangi) is a town in the Manawatū District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North. The town is the seat of the Manawatū District Council. Feilding has w ...

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Feilding High School is a co-ed Secondary School (Year 9–13) in

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. 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). The school's foundation stone was laid on 7 February 1921 by the then Minister for Education the Honourable

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. In 2000 the school had its name changed to FAHS Feilding High School. In 2015 Feilding High School was rated as having at Decile 5 socio-economic rating. In 2018 Nathan Stewart was appointed as principal of the school.

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.

Notable alumni

* Bob Bell (1929–2011), former National Party MP *

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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 *

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, All Black, Maori All Black, Crusaders and Canterbury representative * Adam Whitelock, Crusaders and Canterbury representative *

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, Crusaders and Canterbury representative * Luke Whitelock, Crusaders and Canterbury representative *

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, All Black, Crusaders, and Canterbury representative *

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References

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