Farrington High School

Governor Wallace R. Farrington High School
Address
Map
1564 North King Street

Honolulu
,
Hawaii
96817

United States
Information
TypePublic
Motto"Enter to learn, go forth to serve"
Established1936
School districtHonolulu District
PrincipalAlfredo Carganilla
Faculty140.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment2,238 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.99[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)Maroon and White    
AthleticsOahu Interscholastic Association
MascotGovernor
AccreditationWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
NewspaperThe Governor
YearbookKe Kia'aina
MilitaryUnited States Army JROTC
Websitefarringtonhighschool.org

Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a public grades 9–12 high school located in the Kalihi district of Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, United States.

The school is named after the late Wallace Rider Farrington, the sixth governor of the Territory of Hawaiʻi, who served from 1921 to 1929.

Farrington is an urban high school that serves a community of mostly lower socio-economic families and a smaller number of middle-class families.

FHS is the home of the Governors and is part of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

During World War II, the U.S. Army used the school as a hospital.

During November 2012, FHS auditorium roof collapsed due to heavy rain. A technician doing a sound check in the auditorium was safe from harm due to his location in the stage.[2]

Farrington High School was honored as a 2017 Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Gutierrez, Ben (2012-11-24). "No injuries as roof collapses at Farrington High". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference hmhco was invoked but never defined (see the help page).