Wanneroo Senior High School

about wanneroo > policies > uniform policy

WANNEROO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL: UNIFORM POLICY

The wearing of the school uniform greatly enhances the look of the students and the standing of the school in the community, we would appreciate it if we could all work together to get our students into full uniform.

The Department of Education and Training’s policy on school dress code allows schools to make the wearing of a school uniform a requirement. Please note that for all Government Schools, denim items of clothing are not permitted as part of the School Uniform.

Wearing of school uniform brings with it many benefits such as: the promotion of the school’s public image, an enhanced school spirit, a reduction of rivalry between students, an increase in convenience, cost-saving for parents and preparation for work environments which have dress and safety codes.
The School Council at Wanneroo Senior High School in consultation with the Student Council has established a Uniform Policy which sets out the appropriate standard of dress. The P & C endorses the Uniform Policy and encourages the support of parents, students and staff in this matter of dress code.

UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS
All items should be purchased from the Uniform Shop. Items with logos other than the Wanneroo Senior High School logo or other colours are not acceptable. No denim items are permitted
The pants, shorts and skirts of the uniform are plain blue in the styles listed below.

Unisex

Polo Shirt: Years 8-10 navy/gold with school logo
Polo Shirt: Years 11-12 White (royal stripe at collar edge) with school logo
Shorts: navy with gold piping
Tracksuit pants: navy with gold piping
Jacket: navy /gold full length zip with school logo, microfibre with winter fleece

Sports Uniform

Polo Shirt: navy with school logo/physical education
Singlet: navy/gold with school logo
Shorts: navy taslon

Boys

Shorts: navy cargo
Pants: navy cargo

Girls

Blouse: White with school logo on pocket. Years 11 and 12 only
Dress: Wanneroo S.H.S pattern, as sold in uniform shop
Shorts: navy medium length with cuff
Skirt: navy hipster box pleat, short or regular length
Pants: navy hipster

Click here to download a pdf of the 2012 uniform form
(including pricing information)
Please note there are three pages to this pdf.
Sheet 1 - 2012
Sheet 2 - Year 11-12 2012
Sheet 3 - Year 8 2012

Shoes: Flat enclosed shoes are to be worn for safety reasons. Thongs, sandals, flip flops, ugg boots and similar are unacceptable and, if worn, students will be refused entry into science and all practical classes for health and safety reasons. The Uniform Policy will also be applied.

Jewellery: Conservative jewellery and watches are acceptable. However, school is not a place for expressing oneself via accessories. For this reason and for safety reasons, dog chains, collars and wrist bands with spikes and studs are unacceptable. For safety reasons, long and dangly ear-rings are not suitable for school wear. Earrings, such as hoops and studs, are acceptable provided that they fit onto a $2 coin. Any piercing which presents a danger to the wearer must be covered or removed at school.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Physical Education

Sports shirts are compulsory for Years 8 to 10 and for students studying Physical Education in Senior School.
Students require a change of clothing for every Physical Education lesson. Hot and cold shower facilities are available.

Sports Uniform

Navy polo shirt or navy/gold singlet with school emblem.
Navy micro fibre sports shorts.

Home Economics/Design & Technology and Science
For safety reasons, Department of Education.policy requires that students in the Design & Technology Centre, Home Economics and Science:

Wear closed footwear
Ensure that long hair is restrained
Wear protective glasses in Design & Technology and for Science experiments.

UNIFORM POLICY
A student wearing any article of dress other than those outlined above, then the student is said to be “Out of Uniform”. Where practical the student will be asked to remove the “Out of Uniform” item.

A student out of uniform will go to Student Services, before school, and get a uniform pass for the day. In some circumstances a student will be provided with a change of clothes by the Year Coordinator.
The Form Teacher marks on the roll if a student is out of school dress. Teacher requests student to abide by the dress code and seeks explanation from student.
Parents are contacted by phone and/or letter if a student is regularly out of uniform
If a student re-offends, the student is sent home to change (if practical).
Repeated infringements mean that the student will not be eligible to attend “reward excursions” in lower school as well as school ball (Years 11 & 12) and the river cruise (Year 10).

Students “Out of Uniform” cannot attend excursions or out of school activities.
ASSISTANCE
Financial Assistance is available to low income families to enable them to meet dress code expectations. Families eligible for Health Care cards that complete the Secondary Assistance forms available from the administration office receive $115 per child each year, specifically to assist the purchase of school uniforms. Applications for assistance close at the end of Term 1 each year.
UNIFORM SHOP
The Uniform Shop is open at the following times.

Monday	8.00 am - 9.00 am
Wednesday	2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Friday	8.00 am - 9.00 am

Students entering Year 8 in 2012 need to try on and order their uniforms by December 9th, to ensure that sufficient uniforms are available. Uniforms can be purchased immediately, or ordered with a minimum $10 deposit.

All orders to be picked up between Friday 27th January and Tuesday 31st January 2012 8am - 4pm. School commences Wednesday 1st February 2012.

Term 1 Opening hours
WEEK ONE: Wednesday 1st February to Friday 3rd February 7.30am - 10 am and 2pm - 4pm
WEEK TWO: Monday 6th February - Friday 10th February 8am -10am every morning and Wednesday 8th February 2pm - 4pm

The uniform shop stocks a full range of stationery all year.