Feilding High School

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Feilding High School
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
Principal	Roger Menzies
School roll	1231
Socio-economic decile (10 is high)	6
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.

[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 (or 2002 -- I can't quite remember), 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.

[edit] Old Pupils' Association

Info to be added here about the OPA.