Tawa College Uniform   

GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Students must wear the correct College uniform at all College activities, including:

  • Daily attendance at classes
  • Other College events as determined by the Principal
Every article of clothing worn at or brought to the College should be clearly and indelibly marked with the name of the student to whom it belongs. No jewellery may be worn, but a plain gold or silver keeper or stud may be worn in pierced ears. The wearing of jewellery, studs or keepers in other parts of the body which may have been pierced is not permitted. Students’ hair must be clean and groomed to such a style and length as to remain tidy and off the face throughout the normal activities of a school day. Beards, moustaches, and extravagant hair colours and sideburns are not acceptable. Parental co-operation in reasonable enforcement is requested. The minimum length of the girls’ skirt should be mid-knee.

UNIFORM FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.
RAINJACKET: Senior (Years 12 & 13), navy blue rainjacket or regulation Tawa College Jacket with embroidered College crest. This jacket can double as a ‘track suit top’ for use by College sports teams.

PULLOVER: Regulation Tawa College blue, long sleeved, V-neck, with embroidered College crest.

VEST: as pullover above, but sleeveless.

SWEATSHIRT: Regulation blue College sweatshirt with embroidered College crest.

BLAZER: May be worn at school, but with appropriate shirt or blouse and school tie.

SHOES: Plain black leather flat heeled, with no other colours. Brown leather Roman sandals may be worn in terms 1 and 4 without socks.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Royal blue T-shirt with gold piping and crest. Plain navy shorts. Shoes must have WHITE rubber soles. Plain black or navy blue track pants may be worn for PE during terms 2 and 3.


UNIFORM FOR GIRLS.
BLOUSE: Regulation white fitted poplin/cotton with short sleeves, or long sleeved winter weight.

SKIRT: Skirt in Duncan tartan fabric. A plain kilt pin may be worn.

SOCKS/STOCKINGS: Plain white mid-calf length socks with a royal blue band or pantyhose in a medium brown shade. As an optional part of the College uniform, girls may wear black tights.

TIE: With the long sleeved blouse girls may wear a plain blue College tie with embroidered crest.

UNIFORM FOR BOYS.
SHIRTS: Mid-grey polycotton short sleeved or winter weight long sleeve. The long sleeved shirt must be worn tucked into shorts or trousers. A crew-neck plain white T-shirt may be worn under the shirt.

SHORTS: Mid-grey worsted with bearer and side straps (no belt).

SOCKS: Grey with Tawa College colours worn above the calf if necessary with garters to keep them up.

TROUSERS, WHITE SHIRT and TIE: long grey wool/polyester trousers as supplied by the College may be worn by boys. If boys take up this option they will also wear a white long sleeved shirt and College tie.


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