Uniform Policy

At Redeemer Lutheran Primary, we believe that good grooming and a neat appearance are an essential part of the total person, and aid the individual as he or she witnesses the Gospel to others, whether they be within our school or in the general community. Uniforms provide this neat appearance, and have the added benefit of creating unity within the student body. In addition, uniforms help to foster respect for organisational rules; they eliminate the possibility of clothing that distracts from the learning environment; and they allow students to maintain pride, give a positive impression and reduce competition and peer pressure.

Our uniform is a significant part of our School’s history. Therefore there are elements of the uniform that need to be retained when proposing or considering changes. The general design, fabric and colour of the formal uniform for both genders should remain intact.

All students at Redeemer Lutheran Primary are required to wear the school uniform as approved by the School Council and in accordance with the School’s expectations. The only exceptions to this policy will be students with special needs. E.g. Special, corrective footwear. Any requests for special consideration must go to the Principal.

The School Council sets guidelines for uniform design and makes the final decision on any change to the school uniform. Any review of the school uniform is to be done in consultation with the Principal, staff, parents and students. While the uniform may constantly be under review, any major changes must have a ‘life span’ of at least seven years. Any uniform change must have a maximum one year ‘change over’ period.

The RLPS school uniform must:

• Be affordable for school parents
• Be sensible for the climate
• Be sun safe and durable
• Be child friendly in that it allows children to work and play comfortably and freely, as well as being sensitive to the needs of developing boys and girls
• Consist of minimal variations and combination

Enforcement

As a parent of Redeemer Lutheran Primary School, we expect that you support the uniform policy in choosing to send your child to this school. It is expected that you review your child’s dress prior to leaving your home each day. If your child comes improperly dressed to school, you can expect a note informing you of the dress code violation.

BOYS UNIFORM
Formal Uniform	Sports Uniform	Winter Uniform
Shirt: Checked button through short sleeved shirt Shirt Pattern: Kwik Sew Nos: 2973 and 2974 Options: Either with orwithout back yoke Fabric: Cleolene 8001- Blueand white check Buttons: Translucent white Shorts: Long leg, Royal Blue. Stubbies brand or similar.	Shirt: Royal Blue, Red,Yellow and White polo shirt Shorts: Royal Blue Sports Shorts	Tracksuit Royal Blue Microfibretracksuit- pants and zippered jacket with school logo. Windcheater And /Or Royal Blue Vneck windcheater (BondsFleecy- no other markings) Tracksuit trousers may be worn over the Formal and Sports uniforms. White short sleeve T shirt or singlet may be worn under the Sports and Formal uniform for extra warmth. Black leather lace ups. No Sandals.
	Interhouse Sports Gold polo shirt (Acacia) Red polo shirt(Grevillea)
Hat: Royal blue wide brimmed cloth hat with school logo.
Footwear: All black leather lace up shoes/joggers (no large tongues, no white markings, no velcro, no high sides, no step in boots) Cobalt, Red Robin socks. OR dark brown leather sandals without socks. (Not for Winter)

 

GIRLS UNIFORM
Formal Uniform	Sports Uniform	Winter Uniform
Dress Short sleeved blue dresschecked collar and lapels. Pattern available UniformShop. Options: View C – full sleeves with plain back View B – full sleeve with upper action back Fabric: Prestalene, 4371 Cornflower blue, dress andsleeve Cleolene 8001 (Check as forboys’ shirt) on collar andlapels. Dress length is to beconservative. e.g. Minimumknee length with hem touching ground whenkneeling) Bummers/Bike Pants For modesty, Royal BlueBummers or short legged bike pants must be worn under the girl’s formaluniform.	Shirt: Royal Blue, Red,Yellow and White polo shirt. Short: Royal Blue shorts	Tracksuit Royal Blue Microfibretracksuit- pants and zippered jacket with school logo. Windcheater And /Or Royal Blue V neck windcheater (Bonds Fleecy- no other markings) Beige tights to be worn with formal uniform for cold days. Tracksuit trousers may be worn over the Sport uniform only. White short sleeve T shirt or singlet may be worn under the Sports and Formal uniform forextra warmth. Black leather lace ups. No Sandals.
	Interhouse Sports: Gold polo shirt (Acacia) Red polo shirt(Grevillea)
Hat: Royal Blue wide brimmed cloth hat with school logo.
Footwear: All black leather lace up shoes/joggers (no large tongues, no white markings, no velcro, no high sides, no step in boots) Cobalt, Red Robin socks OR dark brown leather sandals without socks. No High heels. (Not for Winter)

Dress: Pattern will be available from the Uniform Shop for parents to make copies or borrow.

Availability

Uniform Items are available from the following outlets.

• The Formal Uniform (Boys and Girls), Tracksuits, Windcheaters, Hats, Sports Shirt, Sports Shorts, Bike Pants, Red/Yellow polo shirts, Tights and Socks are available from the School’s Uniform shop. The Uniform Shop is open Monday (2.30pm-3.30pm) and Friday (9.00am-10.00am). See “Uniform Shop” on school website for full listing of items available.
• Fabric: The Fabric Nook, Kariboe Street, Biloela. Fabrics and accessories will be available at this store at all times.
• Shoes & Sandals: Instyle Shoes, Kariboe Street and Heilbronns, Biloela Shopping World.

Clothing purchased anywhere else must match the approved quality, colours and styles
described in the above pages.

Boys	Girls
Hair Guidelines	Hair is to be neat and tidy. Boys are to have conservative haircuts (no shorter than No. 3, no long hair, undercuts, long fringes, rats tails etc.) No hair bleaching or colouring	Hair is to be neat and tidy. Long hair (below collar) is to be tied back. Hair bands, clips etc. are to be plain royal blue, white, black or made from the uniform fabric. No hair bleaching or colouring
Jewellery Guidelines	Only a watch may be worn. No earrings.	Girls may wear a watch and one earring in each ear (plain studs or sleepers). Necklaces and signet rings cannot be worn for safety reasons

In order to promote an understanding of our school’s standards regarding dress and appearance, the following guidelines are offered to assist parents and students in adhering to our school uniform requirements

• Formal uniforms are worn on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
• Sports uniform is worn on Thursday and Friday.
• Red and Yellow House polo Shirts are only worn for Cross Country, Swimming Carnival and Interhouse Athletics.
• Track pants cannot be worn without a jumper. As you warm up remove the bottom of your tracksuit first.
• Unless it is very cold tracksuits are not to be worn during sporting activities.
• Jumpers are not worn around the waist.
• Dress length needs to be conservative for modesty. (No less than 5cm from the ground when kneeling.)
• Sandals are not worn with Sports uniform or with the winter options.
• Sandals are not to be worn with socks.
• Hats should be worn every time you are out of the classroom and on the way to and from school.
• Formal Shirts need to be tucked in. This includes to and from school
• School uniform should be worn correctly out of school hours when students are in public.
• Failure to wear the correct uniform requires a note.
• No hat – no outside play. “Hat” means the correct School uniform wide brimmed hat. If children are not wearing the correct hat they must play under the building at morning tea and during lunch must be in the Library. Please check that all hats are named. When a child has forgotten or misplaced their hat, “Substitute” hats cannot be worn, with the exception during sport and P.E. Lessons. “Hat on outside, hat off inside”. Children are not to wear baseball caps to and from school.