Queenspark School
SCHOOL UNIFORM CODE
(Ratified by Queenspark School Board of Trustees-21st June 2010)

Statement of Intent

ADMINISTRATION OF UNIFORM:
1.    It is expected that children will present themselves in a clean and tidy uniform.  This is the responsibility of parents and caregivers. The Queenspark School uniform gives the school an identity in the community; it enhances a sense of belonging and pride amongst the children attending our community school.

2.    All pupils enrolled at Queenspark School will wear the appropriate school uniform as designated by the Board of Trustees.

3.    Exceptions to this policy can only be considered on written application to the Principal.

4.    The designated school uniform can be purchased from Postie Plus (New Brighton branch) and Mainland Uniforms (Wairakei Road). These are our ONLY suppliers of the general Queenspark School official uniform.

5.    Detailed information about the types of uniform, general costs, and used uniform for sale, can be obtained from the school administration office.

6.    Items of clothing that are designated by the Board of trustees as the official standard for the Queenspark School uniform can be viewed at the school office, are found at Postie Plus (New Brighton) and Mainland Uniforms (Wairakei Road).

GENERAL SCHOOL UNIFORM
7.    The school colours are Blue and Yellow. There are three designated blue colours – Navy, Royal and Sky Blue. There is a designated Navy Blue tartan and designated Royal Blue gingham.

8.    Representing the school for sports or for cultural occasions, children will wear designated alternative uniform, such as sports jackets and different coloured shirts, as prescribed by the school.

9.    Only navy blue tights are to be worn as part of the school uniform.

10.    Knitted cardigans, jerseys or tops are not to be worn as part of the school uniform

11.    School uniform Jackets (zip through polar fleece and the senior school jacket) are for outside use only. They are not to be worn during classroom instruction time. This also applies to the ‘original’ quarter-zip polar fleece top, which is to be phased out by the end of 2011.  

12.    Phased out items are:  polar fleece 1/4 zip (for outside use only), skivvy, summer dress with white collar & cuffs, and the tartan skirt.  Note:  all phased out items are no longer to be worn from the start of 2012.

13.    Polypropylene purchased for school use can be either Navy Blue or Sky Blue. Long sleeved Polypropylene can be worn under a long sleeved sweatshirt otherwise; short sleeve polypropylene can be worn under short sleeve polo shirts. It is not appropriate for brightly coloured polypropylene to be worn as leggings under shorts, but under trousers, this is fine.

14.    Bike shorts that come below the seam of a skirt or dress are not to be worn. Calf length bike shorts or tights are not part of the school uniform.

SENIOR SCHOOL UNIFORM:
15.    Uniform designated for the senior pupils to wear has a point of difference. Senior pupils in Year 7 and 8 will wear a different Sky Blue/Navy Blue combination Polo shirt and a Navy Blue Jacket. These senior school items can be purchased from the school office, only. The rest of the senior uniform is the designated general Queenspark uniform.

HEADWEAR:
16.    Only the designated school sunhat can be worn.  All pupils must wear sunhats outside during terms 1 and 4.  Children without a sunhat will be placed in a designated shaded area. The official sunhats are Navy Blue: - the broad-brimmed Aussie drill hat (at least a 7.5 cm wide brim), the bucket hat (with at least a 6 cm wide brim), or the legionnaire hats (with a flap that covers the neck and meets the sides of the front peak.)

17.    Jewellery is not to be worn or brought to school for safety reasons. One earring per ear is permitted only.  Small, plain studs/keepers only may be worn in pierced ears. No makeup or coloured nail polish is to be worn in school.

18.    Headbands, hair ties and scrunchies are to be Navy, Royal or Sky Blue or made from the school uniform tartan patterns. Black, white and bright coloured head bands and scrunchies are not part of the school uniform.

19.    Only Navy Blue scarves are to be worn as part of the school uniform.

20.    Hair colouring is to be within a pupils natural hair tone colours.

FOOTWEAR:
21.    Shoes for school must be sensible and robust enough to take on the everyday sports and physical activities enjoyed at school. Acceptable footwear: black, brown, or blue shoes designed for school wear, and sports shoes (or trainers).   No jandals, scuffs, slip-on, Crocs, slippers*, shoes with elevated heels or shoes with wheels or open-backed shoes may be worn.  These are inappropriate for life at school.  Fully enclosed shoes must be worn in the technical/craft classrooms for health and safety reasons. *(During winter, children may wear slippers in the classroom, only. This is up to the discretion of the classroom teacher.) 

22.    Only white or navy blue socks are to be worn as part of the official school uniform. Sock length is ankle socks or below the knee.

23.    Sandals may be worn during the summer terms but are not an alternative foot wear for sports and PE activities, nor are they to be worn in the technical/craft classrooms.

SPORTS UNIFORM:
24.    Sports Shorts - all Year Five to Year Eight students will have their own sports shorts as part of their school uniform. The sports shorts will be worn for: -
-    Athletics Sports, including Zones and Canterbury finals
-    Cross Country, including Zones and Canterbury finals
-    Swimming Sports (over their togs)
-    Syndicate weekly sports’ afternoons
-    Winter Sports tournament eg football, hockey, boys netball
-    Summer Sports tournament eg tennis, softball, cricket
-    School basketball team
-    House assemblies
-    P.E. lessons (teachers to decide if /when appropriate)
-    Lunchtime ‘physical’ games to avoid dirtying the usual uniform shorts

25.    Sport Shorts are not to be worn during the day in place of the usual school uniform shorts.

26.    Sports Shorts can be purchased through the school.

27.    House Coloured T-Shirts are part of the sports uniform and can be purchased through the school.

28.    Review of the designated Queenspark School uniform is included in the review cycle of policy and procedures carried out by the Queenspark School Board of Trustees.


Board of Trustees
Queenspark School

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