Uniform and Accessories

The College uniform is a visible sign of the school as an entity. The wearing of the College uniform encourages confidence and pride in oneself as an individual and identifies the student as a member of the College Community. Students seeking to enrol at Greensborough College agree to accept the responsibility to wear the school uniform on all occasions as approved by the College Council.

The College uniform is compulsory for students in all year levels. It is expected that parents supply their children with the uniform and make it available every day of the school week. Parents unable to provide the correct uniform for a particular reason are invited to contact the Assistant Principal.

All students involved in Physical Education and Inter-school sport are required to wear full and correct sports uniform. Students who have a practical Physical Education class are able to travel to and from school in their sports uniform provided it is the prescribed uniform.

If a student comes out of uniform they must bring a note explaining why they are out of uniform and obtain a pass from either the Attendance Officer in B4 or the Assistant Principal before school. Notes are only for short term uniform problems. Parents should contact the Assistant Principal if there are problems in obtaining any item of school uniform.

Students without a note or pass will be given a Monday, Tuesday or Friday lunchtime Principal’s Detention.

General Appearance

The following information sets out the Uniform Requirements for Greensborough College. You and your child will have signed an agreement to abide by the requirements during the enrolment process.

Uniform should be worn correctly according to the description in the table that follows. The information provided in this table also covers the way uniform is to be worn to and from school.
Uniforms should be worn in appropriate sizes e.g. not over size and be clean and in good repair. (If trousers or track pants are torn at the bottom hem, new ones will need to be purchased, or appropriate repairs made).
Students are expected to be neat in appearance at all times.
In the interest of personal and public health, students are expected to show high standards of personal hygiene.
Hair to be worn in a neat and tidy traditional manner with a single natural colour only. Extreme styles such as Mohawks, patterns or shaved with long sections are not permitted.
Hair may be dyed in non-natural colours for House sports or College Productions only with temporary colour (24 hour permanence).
Any specialist clothing required by a teacher such as safety boots for technology, may be worn by students during that class.
No garments from the regular school uniform list may be worn with the PE uniform except for the spray jacket which may be worn as an alternative to the school track suit top (refer to PE Uniform guidelines). Other non-school uniform track suits are prohibited. What is worn depends on what is appropriate for the climatic conditions as long as it remains school uniform.
Correct College uniform must be worn on excursions unless prior permission to the contrary has been given by the Principal or the Assistant Principal.
School Blazers may be purchased and are encouraged as part of the school uniform.

Make-up and other changes to personal appearance

Make-up, hair colouring and nail polish, if worn at all, should be unobtrusive and appropriate to the school environment e.g. transparent, clear, non-coloured nail polish is acceptable. Black or brilliantly coloured nail polish is unacceptable. Students enrolled at Greensborough College must not display tattoos on any part of their body whilst wearing the College uniform or PE uniform. Facial/tongue piercings (and retainers) are also considered to be an alteration to a student’s personal appearance and are not permitted.

Shoes

All students must wear traditional black leather lace-up school shoes (heel: maximum 3cm height) when travelling to and from school at all times. (T Bar style shoes are not permitted). Sport training shoes may be worn to/from school with correct PE uniform in accordance with guidelines specified. Canvas runners are an Occupational, Health and Safety issue and are not permitted at the College.

Approved accessories

Acceptable accessories for both boys and girls are:

One wrist watch and one plain, small ring; to be removed for PE and Technology classes.
Up to TWO traditional ear studs or sleeper style earrings per ear. Studs, spacers, rings or bolts (or any similar jewellery) are not to be worn in any other visible part of the body, including nose eyebrows, tongue or lip (retainers are not acceptable).
Navy blue College school bag with logo or plain blue school type bag with no markings at all. Light-weight excursion bags can be purchased for $2 for students going on an excursion.
Plain scarves and hair ties/bands etc. must be navy blue, black or white and must be modest in size.
Non-approved hats, included beanies, are not permitted at the College and will be confiscated.

Grounds for the granting of an exemption from compliance with an aspect of the College dress code:

The College Council will consider applications for exemption on the following grounds:-

An aspect of the dress code prevents the student from complying with a requirement of his or her ethnic, religious or cultural background.
An aspect of the dress code prevents students with disabilities from being able to attend school or participate in school activities on the same terms as other students.
The student has a particular health condition that requires a variation or departure from an aspect of the dress code.

Confiscation Policy

All non-approved items will be confiscated and a Principal’s Detention will be issued. Students are to collect the item from the Assistant Principal’s Office. On the third occasion, a parent will be required to collect the item. No warnings are given. The College does not take responsibility for items that have been confiscated. It is the student’s responsibility to comply with the Uniform/Dress Code.

Out of Uniform Pass & Consequences for Non-Compliance

Students do not have right of entry to class if not in correct College uniform; the student must have a parent note of consent. Students who are out of uniform must see an Assistant Principal before going to class at 9.00am. Students who present the parent note before class will receive an Out of Uniform Pass. Students out of uniform without a parent note will receive a Principal’s Detention. Students who are out of uniform with a parent note, but have not seen the Assistant Principal at the start of the day to receive a Pass, will also receive a Principal’s Detention. Repeat offences will result in more severe consequences. Parents and families having financial difficulty with uniform compliance are advised to seek assistance from the Assistant Principals.

PE Uniform - definitions

Definition of complete PE uniform is as follows:

Greensborough navy blue shirt with stripes on sleeve cuff
Greensborough navy blue shorts with logo
White socks
Runners
Tracksuit – optional Terms 1 & 4, compulsory Terms 2 & 3 if wearing PE uniform to school.
College spray jacket (compulsory for students who do not own the PE tracksuit, to be worn with PE Uniform during PE classes or when representing the College in sport.

The official spray jacket (with white stripe) is the alternative to the tracksuit. The spray jacket may be worn with the PE uniform during PE classes.

Travelling to and from school in PE Uniform (conditions and expectations)

Students’ who have a practical PE class and wish to wear their PE Uniform students must wear the PE tracksuit to and from school and in their reg

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Issue 19 · 21 Dec 2017

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