Cairnlea Park Primary School

Rationale:

• Students dressed in school uniform gain a sense of belonging to the school.
• The cost of providing school uniform is almost always cheaper than providing an assortment of casual clothes.
• School uniform is designed to be practical for the range of activities undertaken at the school.
• All students are required to wear uniform, reducing competition in fashion dressing.
• All students, regardless of socio economic circumstance can feel equally part of the school community.
• Staff and parents will have an important role in the positive encouragement of the wearing of school uniform

Implementation:

• If a child is unable to wear school uniform on a particular day, parents should advise the class teacher in writing, indicating the reasons and likely duration.
• Where there are frequent occurrences of a child being out of uniform, contact will be made with parents by the Principal/Assistant Principal to seek their support in ensuring the Uniform Policy will be adhered to.
• Parents will be able to obtain the uniform from the school’s uniform supplier, the school’s preloved uniform stock or commercial outlets.
• The Uniform Policy should be read in conjunction with the Sunsmart Policy.
• The Uniform Policy will be published each year in the Family Information Booklet.
• A parent/guardian may contact the principal requesting the student be exempted from wearing uniform, including reasons for seeking exemption. Eg. Health or religious reasons.
• All students are required to wear the uniform as listed below: