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.
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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 James Parr. 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.
Principals
The school has had nine principals since 1921:
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.
Enrolment
As of July 2026, Feilding High School has a roll of 1,682 students, of which 445 (26.5%) identify as Māori.
As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 472, placing it amongst schools whose students have above average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 4 and 5 under the former socio-economic decile system).
Notable alumni
Bob Bell (1929–2011), former National Party MP
Mihingarangi Forbes, television journalist
Ted Thomas (judge), Former judge of the Court of Appeal
Rugby players
Nelson Ball: All Black (1931–36), Wanganui and Wellington representative
Amy Cokayne: England Women's Rugby, and Harlequins Women
Mitchell Crosswell: Māori All Blacks, Chiefs, Manawatu, Taranaki and East Coast representative
Nick Crosswell: Māori All Blacks, Chiefs, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Manawatu and Dragons RFC representative
Jack Finlay: All Black (1946) and Manawatu representative
Stu Freebairn: All Black (1953–54) and Manawatu representative
Kevin Eveleigh: All Black (1974–77) and Manawatu representative – Captain Ranfurly Sheild.
Perry Harris: All Black (1976) and Manawatu representative
Sarah Goss: Black Fern, NZ Women's Sevens, Manawatu Cyclones XV and 7s representative
Vilimoni Koroi: New Zealand national rugby sevens team, New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, Highlanders and Otago representative
Semisi Masirewa: Western Force, Sunwolves, Waikato and Manawatu representative
Aaron Smith: All Black (2012–23), Highlanders and Manawatu Turbos representative
Codie Taylor: All Black, Maori All Black, Crusaders and Canterbury representative
Tiny White: All Black (1946–57) and Poverty Bay representative