Feilding High School

Infobox NZ school
name = Feilding High School
badge =
motto = "Kia Toa Kia Ngakaunui"
"Have Courage, Desire Greatly" [http://www.feildingag.school.nz/HISTORY/History.htm]
type = State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9-13) with Boarding Facilities
established = 1921 as Feilding Agricultural High School
address = Churcher Street, Feilding, Manawatu
principal = Roger Menzies
roll = 1350
decile = 5 [ [http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7698_v1/decile-changes-2007-2008-web-state-s-integ.xls Decile change 2007 to 2008 for state & state integrated schools] ]
MOE = 197
homepage = http://www.feildingag.school.nz

Feilding High School is a co-ed Secondary School (Year 9-13) in Feilding, New Zealand.

Mission Statement

We Provide Learning for Life

"Kia Toa, Kia Ngakaunui"Have Courage, Desire Greatly [http://www.feildingag.school.nz/Princ.htm]

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. [http://www.mdc.govt.nz/asp/districthistory.asp?level1=district_history&level2=council_crest]

chool 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.

ee also

*List of schools in New Zealand

Notes

External links

* [http://www.feildingag.school.nz Feilding High School Website]