Last updated October 2026
Feilding High School is a state, co-educational secondary school for Years 9 to 13 at Churcher Street, Feilding. It opened in 1921 and had 1,650 students on its roll at 1 September 2026.
Its home zone includes all of Awahuri, Colyton, Aorangi, Maewa and Feilding, and parts of Bunnythorpe, Newbury, Rongotea, Ashhurst and Kairanga; the zone map below shows the full boundary.
The school’s site describes two school farms, a dairy unit with a robotic milking system beside the school and a sheep and beef unit nearby, where students on agricultural courses do rostered farm duty. It runs LJ Wild House, a co-ed boarding hostel, takes international students with homestay, and offers drama, music, kapa haka and Pasifika groups as well as sport.
At a glance
- Principal
- Nathan Stewart
- Address
- Churcher Street, Feilding
- Phone
- 06 323 4029
Home zone
Suburbs in the zone: all of Awahuri near Palmerston North, Aorangi near Palmerston North, Colyton near Palmerston North, Maewa near Palmerston North and Feilding near Palmerston North.
Parts of Bunnythorpe Palmerston North, Newbury near Palmerston North, Rongotea near Palmerston North, Ashhurst Palmerston North and Kairanga: check your street.
Zone boundaries are set by the school’s enrolment scheme and can change. Confirm your address with the school before you rely on it.
NCEA results
School leavers with NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with all New Zealand school leavers.
This school New Zealand
School leavers are students who left school that year, whatever year level they left from.
Who goes here
Share of the 1,650 students who identify with each group. Students can name more than one, so these add up to more than 100%.
7 international students
MELAA: Middle Eastern, Latin American and African.
Stand-downs and suspensions
Cases per 1,000 students in 2025, adjusted for the ages of the school’s students, compared with all New Zealand schools.
These measure how a school responds to behaviour, and schools set their own thresholds, so they are not a measure of how students behave.
What ERO found
The Education Review Office’s latest report on the school is a School Report from August 2026. ERO judged the school to be doing well in 11 of the 14 areas it rates and excelling in its provision for students with additional needs, with a well-resourced Learning Support Centre.
ERO found achievement generally strong and improving: by the end of Year 10 a large majority of students reach expected levels in reading, writing and maths and gain NCEA Level 2 and Level 3, most make expected progress, and teaching, assessment, the curriculum, leadership and governance were all rated well. The on-site farms are a core part of the curriculum.
ERO rated attendance and equity as areas still working towards the expected standard. Only a small majority of students attend regularly, although attendance is improving, and a small majority gain University Entrance.
Girls achieve at higher levels than boys, with the widest gap at University Entrance, and outcomes for Māori and Pacific students are not yet equitable. ERO’s next steps are to lift regular attendance, speed up progress for boys, Māori and Pacific students, and improve reading in Years 9 and 10.
Read the ERO reports for Feilding High School
Enrolling
Students who live in the home zone have the right to enrol. Out-of-zone places are offered under the school’s enrolment scheme, by ballot when there are more applicants than places.
Families print and complete the school’s enrolment form and return it with the supporting documents, or phone the office to arrange enrolment during the year. The school publishes its enrolment closing date and form on its enrolment page each year, along with a written description of the zone boundary.
Boarding places at LJ Wild House have their own enrolment process through the hostel pages.
Schools nearby
In Feilding near Palmerston North
Feilding High School is in Feilding near Palmerston North. Our suburb guide covers what it is like to live there, with parks, places and local businesses.
Read our Feilding near Palmerston North guide →Questions parents ask
Is Feilding High School zoned?
It has a home zone covering all of Awahuri near Palmerston North, Aorangi near Palmerston North, Colyton near Palmerston North, Maewa near Palmerston North and Feilding near Palmerston North and parts of Bunnythorpe Palmerston North, Newbury near Palmerston North, Rongotea near Palmerston North, Ashhurst Palmerston North and Kairanga.
What years does it teach?
Years 9 to 13.
How many students go there?
1,650 at 1 Sep 2026.
Does it ask for donations?
No. It is in the donation scheme, so it only asks for donations for school camps.
What is its Equity Index?
472. The Ministry of Education’s Equity Index estimates the socio-economic barriers a school’s students face, from 344 (fewest) to 569 (most). It is used to share out funding, not as a measure of quality.
How did its school leavers do in NCEA?
In 2025, 74.8% of its school leavers had NCEA Level 2 or above, compared with 77.8% of all New Zealand school leavers.
School details and roll: Ministry of Education school directory, 24 Oct 2026 (CC BY 4.0). Home zone: Ministry of Education enrolment zones (CC BY 4.0). NCEA results, roll history and stand-downs: Education Counts, school leavers 2023 to 2025, stand-downs 2025, rolls 2021 to 2025 (CC BY 4.0). Updated automatically when the Ministry publishes new data.
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