Chapel Hill State School
Student Dress Code Policy Student Dress Code
Rationale:
Chapel Hill State School and its community support a student dress code policy and encourage all students to support this policy by wearing the school uniform. The school has adopted the student dress code as it believes the code:
Promotes a safe environment for learning by enabling ready identification of students and non-students of the school
Promotes an effective teaching and learning environment by eliminating the distraction of competition in dress and fashion at the school
Fosters mutual respect among individuals at the school by minimizing visible evidence of economic, class or social differences
Promotes a supportive environment at the school by fostering a sense of belonging
Creates a good image of the school within the community and encourages students to uphold and enhance that image
Uniform Mode of Dress
Chapel Hill State School has adopted a uniform mode of dress. The uniform adopted consists of the following: School Uniform for Years Prep to 7
Unisex blue polo shirt
Brown shorts
Light blue and dark blue check, short sleeved dress
blue culottes/ brown skirt / Brown Skort
shoes or joggers (prefer - joggers)
Sun safe broad brimmed hat. Caps not acceptable
Sports house Polo shirts – see below
Optional Winter Items for Years 1 to 7
Blue jacket and track pants in school colours
V neck fleecy pullover bearing school logo
Sports Uniform for Years 1 to 7
Interhouse sports shirt in house colours ( gold, green, blue)
Brown sports shorts/ Blue culottes
Interschool Sports Uniform Year 4 to 7
When representing the school in Inter-school sport, blue polo shirt and shorts must be worn. Specific sports may opt to wear specific uniforms but this will be at the discretion of the sporting coaches. Students will be required to wear specified safety equipment applicable to the sport as required by the Department of Education Manual or Sports Organizer. All sports teams will follow the sun safe hat policy.
Specific Issues
Band / Choir : It is a condition of being a member of the band or choir that all members wear the specified uniform and that parents are responsible for the care and maintenance of this uniform. The school will supply Polo shirts and long black pants for most Instrumental and Choir Performances. Body Art – Students wearing fake tattoos, nail polish and make –up will be requested to remove them. Excursions – Students are required to follow the dress code when representing the school at competitions, excursions and performances. Free Dress Days – Our school has free dress days to raise money for various projects. On these days there are some guidelines that need to be considered:
Sun safe clothing- no singlet tops, sleeveless shirts, exposed midriffs, mini skirts or short shorts
Suitable footwear – no thongs or high heels
No make –up, fingernail polish, jewellery
Appropriate messages on T-shirts – no offensive language, drawings or messages are acceptable.
Hair –
Hair should be maintained in a manner that ensures the safety of the student and others. Student’s hair should be appropriately styled and coloured. Jewellery – Minimal jewellery should be worn to school. These items include a wrist watch, studs or sleepers. Necklaces for medical or religious significance may be worn.
Areas of Responsibility
Principal
The Principal is to negotiate a position with students and parents who are not complying with the dress code. Should a student be inappropriately dressed the Principal or nominee will offer appropriate items from the school’s bank of uniforms. In relation to inappropriate dress, the Principal or nominee will take action that prevents risk to students or others, or action that maintains normal school operations. The Principal will inform the student’s parents or carers of the matter and if necessary discuss it further with the relevant parties.
Parents
Parents are responsible for the provision and maintenance of the uniform mode of dress. They are to ensure their children are appropriately dressed each school day. It is also parent’s responsibility to ensure all children’s clothing items are clearly labelled with the student’s name.
Students
Students are responsible for wearing the uniform dress in a manner that shows pride in oneself and promotes the good image of the school within the community and encourages students to uphold and enhance that image. They are also responsible for checking lost property for missing items.
Parents and Citizens Association
The Parents and Citizens Association will endorse the Student Code of Dress. The Chapel Hill State School Parents and Citizens Association will provide a bank of uniform items (in reasonable condition) to be provided to children whose parents experience poverty or for some reason cannot provide them. Also, this association should meet the cost of any second hand items the principal or nominee should purchase from the uniform shop. The Parents and Citizens Association will review the uniform mode of dress as required and modify in consultation with the community. The Chapel Hill Parent and Citizens Association will continue to make available the full range of uniforms through the school uniform shop.
Teachers
Teachers will encourage children to adhere to the dress code and ensure children wear protective clothing and equipment as required. If a child is inappropriately dressed, the student will be sent to the Principal/nominee to access appropriate items from the bank of uniforms held at the school.
Parent and Citizens Endorsement of Student Dress Code
The Parents and Citizens Association of Chapel Hill State School resolves that it supports a student dress code for Chapel Hill State School because it believes that a student dress code at Chapel Hill State School promotes objectives of Education (General Provisions) Bill 2006. In particular, the Parents and Citizens Association of Chapel Hill State School supports the intention of a student dress code in providing a safe and supportive teaching and learning environment.