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Uniform – General
1. Black belts are to be worn with trousers.
2. Boys are to wear garters with long socks.
3. Approved footwear must be worn
whenever School uniform is worn:
• Boys: Regulation black lace-up shoes;
regulation sandals with heel straps.
• Girls: Regulation black lace-up school
shoes (not fashion shoes); regulation
sandals with heel straps.
4. Tracksuit Jackets: may be worn between
classes but not into class, the Dining Hall or
Chapel.
5. Full Tracksuits: where deemed necessary by
a staff member, FULL School tracksuits are
permitted in the Dining Hall. They are not
to be worn to class.
High-necked and printed vests are not to be
worn with any form of School dress.
6. Cultural productions:
• Rehearsals: tracksuits, or House uniform.
• Performances: Spectators in Formal
Uniform.
7. Other occasions:
• Tihoi Induction Evenings: formal uniform.
• Ballroom Dancing: School uniform with
mufti jersey or sweatshirt top.
8. No personal adornments or jewellery,
except watches and medical alert bracelets,
may be worn by students.
9. Scarves can be worn to and from School
and to and from class during Term 2 and
Term 3. Scarves may be worn in classrooms
at the discretion of the teacher. No scarves
are to be worn in the Chapel.
10. Students may only wear St Paul’s issued
badges.
11. Academic, scholars and colours ties can only
be worn if earned.
12. No student may walk or lie about the
grounds without a shirt.
13. Only regulation school uniform may be
worn for sport and physical education.
14. The regulations concerning dress and
footwear are set out for specific sports and
for use in the gymnasium.
15. Non-regulation footwear may not be worn
outside of House bounds except by rowers,
on their way to and from the river, or
swimmers on their way to and from the pool.
16. Students who are spectators at sports
events in the School on a Saturday morning
are expected to be in greys, or full school
track suit or full Formal School Uniform.
17. Jackets and regulation protective clothing
may be worn within the confines of the
School grounds, but not inside buildings.
Girls Dress and Appearance
Length of Skirt
Length of the regulation grey skirt must be 2
inches below the bottom of the knee when worn.
Length of Summer Culottes
The length of the regulation black culottes must
be below the bottom of the knee when worn.
Hair
• Long hair is to be tied back neatly.
• Stray hair is to be pinned back.
• Fringe is to be out of eyes or clipped back.
• Short hair must be off the collar and tidy.
• Hair must be of a natural colour.
Earrings
• One pair of earrings can be worn, at one time,
in the traditional manner, placed in the lowest
hole on the lower part of the ear lobe.
• Earrings are to be of gold or silver and be
fashioned as a small round stud.
Make-up and nail polish
• Make-up is not to be visible, it is to be natural
looking and not prominent.
• No nail polish is allowed on fingernails or
toenails.
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