Uniform Reminder – Wear it Proud!

Uniform Reminder – Wear it Proud!

With the weather becoming colder, students may let their uniform standards slip, particularly with wet weather.  I urge parents to check what their child is wearing to school each morning.

Our catch phrase with regard to uniform continues to be “Wear it Proud”, and students are constantly reminded to wear their correct uniform, at all times, and with pride.

We expect all students to wear:

Correct black leather shoes, which fully enclose their feet. 

For consistency, we expect all students to wear leather shoes. They safely protect your child’s feet in specialist learning environments (such as technology kitchens and workshops, and science laboratories) and in movement to and from school, and in movement around the school (in cases of maintenance work, sharps in the community, etc.). Leather shoes also provide greater warmth and protection in cold and wet weather.

Plain black leather sports shoes are very acceptable, and can be worn as a school shoe, and a sport shoe on Wednesdays, however, they must be without colour, designs or designer marks. Canvass and material sport shoes are never acceptable as a school shoe, and I encourage parents to check with the school before buying expensive sport brand shoes, on the advice of their children (who may inform parents that it is acceptable!). 

Full school uniform, including warm and appropriate school jumpers. 

We recommend that students do not wear ‘hooded’ style jumpers. If outsiders come on to the school’s premises, they are easily identifiable by not being in uniform. Hooded garments may be used by outsiders to hide their identity, or obscure visual recognition. Consistent uniform enables us to maintain a safe learning environment for every child. 

The school's sport uniform is to be worn only on a Wednesday (Sport Day).

On days other than sport, students should change out of their Sport / PE uniform when PE classes have finished. The sport shorts and/or school tracksuit pants, and red sport shirt are not to be worn on other days. Non-sport tracksuit pants are not part of Kingsgrove HS school uniform, and should not be worn at any time. Students in Years 8 - 10 should not 'mix and match' their sport uniform and non-sport uniforms.

School uniform also safely identifies our students in the community.

All students have been made aware of the process to follow in the event their uniform is not ready for school. 

In summary, WEAR IT PROUD:

• It is expected that all students at Kingsgrove High School will wear full school uniform when travelling to and from school.
• The Parents and Citizens' Association (P&C) strongly endorse our school uniform policy.
• If out of uniform, students will need to present a parent/guardian note to the Deputy Principal before school where a uniform pass will be issued for the day. This note is to identify the student, their roll call class, the item of clothing and the duration of the pass.
• Uniform passes will be checked at different times of the day by the DPs and Head Teachers and throughout the day by teachers.
• Consequences may be applied to students who persistently do not comply with these requests. 

Message from the Principal