School Uniform

When accepting enrolment at St Joseph’s students and their parents/carers agree to support the School Uniform Policy. Parents are expected to support the school in monitoring and maintaining the correct wearing of the St Joseph’s uniform and to insist on the maintenance of high standards of personal grooming and presentation. Commitment to this parental support was made at the time of enrolment.

The wearing of the correct school uniform aims to:

• create a greater sense of belonging and equality among the student population
• ensure comfort and safety 
• support students to present themselves in a positive professional manner for their learning
• assists our young people in understanding that a responsible life involves doing what you ought, NOT what you want
• build a school-wide sense of community, identity and responsibility to the community
• assist in preventing behaviours, such as harassment and bullying where everyone, despite their background is an equal
• develop self-discipline and builds character that is not relying on external items for identity
• sets clearly defined boundaries for adolescent behaviour which are essential in developing a sense of right and wrong, as well as balance and perspective in life
• prepares students for the world of work with regulations around appearances
• promote a positive image of the school in the wider community

Students should:

• have good personal hygiene, including, regular showering, hair washing and use of personal deodorants
• wear their correct uniform to, from and at school daily
• ensure uniforms are to be labelled, cleaned, pressed, properly repaired and worn correctly at all times
• ensure they have a signed permission note in their school diary from their parents/carers if not able to be in uniform and only for short periods of time until the item can be appropriately acquired
• permission notes are to be shown to and signed by their homeroom teacher during homeroom. 

The school uniform and it’s presentation has been developed in consultation with the whole school community; students, parents, PALS, support staff and the Leadership Team.

The Leadership Team are the final arbitrators on any decisions regarding the appropriateness of any aspect of uniform.