Uniform - Handbook 2023

UNIFORM HANDBOOK 2023

School Uniform at Lauriston

At Lauriston Girls’ School, our uniform is more than the clothes our students wear.

From the moment they first put the uniform on, each student becomes a part of Lauriston and belongs to a community rich with history and the possibilities of a great future to come.

The respect our students feel for themselves and each other is clear from the neat and orderly way that each girl presents herself. Every student who wears our uniform does so with pride; from top to toe, they become ambassadors for the school and go forth into the world knowing they carry with them the support of all students and staff.

By wearing the same uniform, our students are able to push beyond barriers that might otherwise separate them and work together to get the best experience from their time in school. Freed from the distractions of what to wear, the uniform is an important part in distinguishing learning time from the rest of a student’s life and allows them to put their education before all else.

FLEXISCHOOLS

Lauriston runs its ordering system for the Uniform Shop through Flexischools. Place your Uniform Shop order through the FlexiSchools website and the uniform items will be packaged for your daughter’s collection.

Flexischools allows parents, students and staff to place orders from home, work or school at any time. The payment is managed online so no cash is required at school.

Uniform Guidelines

• Students must be in full, correct uniform each school day. Blazers must be worn with the Winter uniform in Terms 2 and 3. The school blazer is optional in Terms 1 and 4, but must be available for all School Assemblies

• The Summer uniform is worn Terms 1 and 4; the Winter uniform is worn during Terms 2 and 3. There is a twoweek transition period with details in the newsletter

• When travelling to and from School, the school jumper may not be worn as the outer garment

• Outside of the school grounds the school hat must be worn to and from school during Terms 1 and 4. Depending on the date of change to winter uniform, students may be required to wear their school hats with their summer uniform for some part of Term 2

• Uniform is to be clean, in good repair and brown shoes polished regularly. All items should be marked with the student’s name as the school takes no responsibility for lost articles

• School skirts and dresses are to be no more than five (5) centimetres above the knee

• All students must travel to and from school wearing full school uniform unless permission has been granted to do otherwise

• Full school sports uniform must be worn for PE lessons and sport activities

• Only bags with the School crest are to be carried

Hair, Make Up and Jewellery Guidelines

• No student is allowed to wear make-up

• Students may wear colourless nail hardener only

• The only jewellery allowed is a watch and a single pair of silver or gold studs, or small pearl earrings. Studs may be worn on any part of the ear. Drop down earrings, hoops or sleepers are not permitted

• Nose piercings, or piercings on any visible part of the body are not allowed and students will be asked to remove them. Clear or flesh-coloured nose studs are not to be worn

• Students should have natural hair colour. Bright hair colours are not acceptable

• Students whose hair falls below collar length must have it tied back

THE SCHOOL UNIFORM SHOP

The Uniform Shop is located between the Moreton Bay Fig Tree and the Refectory.

During term, both the Uniform Shop and the Second Hand Uniform Shop are open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.30am - 4.30pm.

Appointments for new students must be made by contacting Jane Fox on 9864 7569 or uniforms@ lauriston.vic.edu.au

We encourage you to purchase your School Uniform needs from the School Uniform Shop. Proceeds from the sale of the uniforms are directed back into school programs.

Junior School

PREP TO YEAR 2

Junior School

YEARS 3 TO 6

Navy Smock

Brown Leather Shoes

Jacket (optional)

1/4 Zip Jumper

Hockey Socks for Hockey, Soccer

Mouthguards for Hockey and Soccer

White Socks

Years

Years

Senior School

YEARS 7 TO 8 & 10 TO 12

HOWQUA - YEAR 9

The requirements for Year 9 students attending Howqua are different to the rest of the Senior School. A full list of clothing and other equipment required is available in the Howqua Handbook, which can be found on the Lauriston website.

Sport Uniform

Sport Uniform Policy

The Lauriston Sport Uniform Policy outlines the School expectations with regard to the wearing of the Lauriston Sport uniform. We believe that wearing the Lauriston Sport uniform corrrectly and neatly encourages a sense of belonging and pride in representing the School in Sport.

The School expects proper standards of presentation of its students and sport is no exception. The items listed are the official sports uniform for the School and must be worn by students when participating in School Physical Education lessons, sport training and competition. Consequences will be given to girls not properly presented in correct sport uniform.

All Lauriston badged items are available to be purchased from the School Uniform Shop. Some sports require specific training, competition or safety equipment. These may need to be purchased in addition to the standard uniform.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALISED SPORTS

AFL Jersey

long navy football

hockey shirt

long navy hockey socks

netball dress

sports singlet (optional)

cap/visor

Zoot suit (Competition Years 10 to 12)

long sleeve UV top (optional)

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIALISED SPORTS

Guidelines

• Students are required to wear correct sport uniform for all Physical Education classes and sporting activities, including appropriate headwear during Term 1 and 4.

• Students should not mix sport and general School Uniform.

• Students who are competing in GSV weekly sport are permitted to wear sport uniform all day on their designated GSV day:

o Year 7 & 8 – Thursday

o Year 10 – Wednesday

o Year 11 & 12 – Monday

• Compulsory sport uniform may be worn in transit to school if Sport or Physical Education is scheduled before school, in period 1 or period 2.

• All Physical Education students are required to get changed into full school uniform in the break following their Physical Education class to maintain hygiene.

• The Sport uniform must not be worn on any non-Physical Education/Sport days.

• VCE students may only wear the PE uniform on days when they have timetabled practical classes.

• Students will be required to be changed into their full school uniform for all formal assemblies. Should Physical Education follow a formal assembly in period 3 or 4, students will be allocated time at the commencement of their Physical Education class to change into Sport uniform.

• The Sport uniform may not be worn to transit home if Physical Education is held in Period 5. Students with Physical Education in period 5 will be allocated 5 minutes at the conclusion of class to get changed. It is an expectation that students bring their sport bag to the gym change room at the beginning of Physical Education class.