Feilding High School
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| Motto | Kia Toa Kia Ngakaunui "Have Courage, Desire Greatly" [1] |
| Type | State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9-13) with Boarding Facilities |
| Year established | 1921 as Feilding Agricultural High School |
| Address | Churcher Street, Feilding, Manawatu |
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| Principal | Roger Menzies |
| School roll | 1350 |
| Socio-economic decile (10 is highest) | 5[1] |
| Ministry of Education Institution no. | 197 |
| Website | http://www.feildingag.school.nz |
Feilding High School is a co-ed Secondary School (Year 9-13) in Feilding, New Zealand.
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[edit] Mission Statement
We Provide Learning for Life
Kia Toa, Kia Ngakaunui Have Courage, Desire Greatly [2]
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. [3]
[edit] School Name
In 2003 the school had its name changed from Feilding Agricultural High School (FAHS) to FAHS Feilding High School. The FAHS was later removed.
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.
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