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Hinton Public School 2007
SCHOOL UNIFORM POLICY STATEMENT
Rationale:
Wearing of school uniform should be a positive expression of the child’s pride in belonging to the school community.
Wearing of school uniform should be viewed as an appropriate extension of positive school experiences and practices.
Whilst the Department of School Education policy states that the wearing of school uniform is not compulsory, parents, teachers and students generally support and encourage a school uniform code which is clearly negotiated and defined.
Communication between all parties must be open so that expectations are clearly conveyed and misunderstandings are avoided.
School uniform should be: practical, comfortable, durable, suitable to the climate, modest, appropriate to the growth and development of the students, readily obtainable, affordable, good value for money, neat and attractive.
Outcomes:
A School Uniform code discussed and adopted with sound educational, social and physical principles in mind will lead to the following positive outcomes.
* For the Children
Promotion of confidence and common identity through their sense of belonging to, and ownership of the school and its community.
Personal comfort and safety in wearing clothing designed for its suitability for the relevant activities.
Security in being recognised as belonging to a group or when separated from a group.
Gains in habits of self discipline which flow on into all work practices.
Minimises distinctions between students.
* For the Parent
Economic savings due to durability and design of fabrics and garments.
Ease of laundering.
Promotion of gender equity with clothing items able to be handed down through the family.
* For the School
Maintenance of a sense of cohesion and camaraderie.
A physical display of pride and spirit of ownership.
Recognition simplifies control of children on outings.
Public recognition on excursions, at performances and at sporting events.
Implementation:
While reaffirming the importance of school uniform, this school community believes that the wearing of a uniform should:
v Be a positive educational, social and individual experience.
v Be worn, where possible, when home resources are adequate [or easily supplemented].
v Be determined and reviewed by a Uniform committee comprising members of the WHOLE school community and co-ordinated by the P & C Association.
v Be supported and maintained by the provision of a school based clothing pool with limited supplies.
v Have a Lost Property facility available.
v Be available at a subsidy for economically disadvantaged families.
v The Student Assistance Scheme is to be used to assist in this area.
For safety and social reasons, the following clothing is considered unsuitable for school wear:
v Unnecessary jewellery, earrings (sleepers can be worn) and nail polish.
v Thongs.
v Clothing featuring unseemly messages.
v Any items of clothing preventing children’s constant safety.
Sunsafe Policy:
To support our School’s commitment to the Sunsafe Policy, hats are part of school uniform. Hats are available for purchase from the Office. Children should wear the school hat when playing as a protection from the sun’s harmful rays. All children participating in sports and PE activities at school and away from school are required to wear the correct school hat.
Name Tags
It is advisable that all articles of school uniform have a name tag for easy identification.
Lost Property
Any articles of uniform or property that are found are kept in a Lost Property Box in the cola. Please make enquiries to school office. All efforts to trace owners of lost property are carried out giving need to the importance of clearly labelling items of uniform and personal property. Those items without identification will be kept at school for a period of one month before being sent to the Clothing Pool.
If a uniform is not available for some reason, the school relies on the sensible judgement of parents and care givers to select garments which are simple and appropriate to the occasion.
Procedure for Changing the School Uniform
The following procedure must take place if there is a proposal for a change or addition to the school uniform. Note: cosmetic minor changes to a part of the uniform because of changes to the supplier will be made by the uniform committee after consultation with the P & C.
v A notice of a proposed change to the uniform is to be taken to a P & C meeting. This notice must be nominated and signed by a parent or guardian of present Students of the school.
v The P & C President will call a meeting to specifically discuss this proposed uniform change. Two weeks notice must be given of the meeting date. The Principal is to chair the meeting.
v The proposer needs to provide :
a: 4 samples of material
b: a sample style of the proposed item
v Should the meeting agree to the proposed change then a survey of the school population will take place. To be successful, a 50% return rate is required with those in favour of the change being greater than 66%.
v When it is demonstrated that the required support exists for the proposed change then the P&C will approve this decision.
v The school will then announce its decision during the year preceding the year in which the change is to be introduced.
v The uniform will be reviewed every 3 years or at the discretion of the P&C.
Uniform
Summer
Boys Girls
Gold polo shirt with Logo Gold polo shirt with logo
Grey drill shorts Green school skirt or
Grey socks Bottle green shorts
Black shoes or Black joggers White socks
School hat Black shoes or Black joggers
School hat
Winter
Gold polo shirt with Logo Gold polo shirt with logo
Long grey drill pants or Green school skirt or
Bottle green track pants Bottle green tailored long pants
Bottle green jumper with Logo
Grey socks Bottle green track pants
Black shoes or Black joggers Bottle green jumper with logo
School hat White socks
Black shoes or Black joggers
School hat
Sports Uniform
Boys Girls
Gold polo shirt with Logo Gold polo shirt with Logo
Bottle green shorts Bottle green shorts
White socks Bottle green sports skirt
Joggers White socks
School hat Joggers
Bottle green tracksuit School Hat
Bottle green tracksuit
Lost Property:
Children lose clothes etc very easily – our lost property collection testifies to this – it is requested that all items of clothing (and other property) be clearly marked for easy identification. (See Label Clothing).
Clothing Outlets:
School Uniform Shop
Local stockists (as advised by uniform co-ordinator
Uniform Pool:
The P&C operates a uniform pool from which clean, usable items may be purchased at modest costs from time to time. Parents are asked to donate to the pool, items of clothing that no longer fit, and items no longer required when the student moves on to High School.
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