UNIFORM POLICY
XAVIER CATHOLIC COLLEGE BALLINA
About this Policy
Xavier Catholic College Ballina takes pride in their students wearing the correct school uniform in a manner which represents the College to the highest standard.
The objectives of our College uniform policy are to:
• Provide a stylish and practical uniform suitable for the contemporary learning environment of a Catholic secondary school in the Northern Rivers of NSW.
• Ensure the uniform provides flexibility and combinations that cater for a diverse range of students.
• Take into consideration the comfort and practicality required for students undertaking different subjects and activities within the local climate.
• Ensure the durability and cost-effectiveness of uniform items are taken into consideration.
• Ensure the students enjoy wearing their uniform and feel their best, which, in turn, invokes a sense of pride in their College.
Procedure
The Xavier Catholic College Uniform Policy is a ‘door to door’ policy. Students are required to wear the appropriate College uniform correctly every day, from the time of departure from home each morning until arrival home at the end of the day. Outside of College hours, students should either remain in their full uniform or out of it completely.
Expectations
Students will wear the formal College uniform on school days except when they are engaged in a lesson or College-related activity requiring the full College sports uniform. Students are permitted to wear sports uniforms to and from school on their timetabled sports day, and for PDHPE and PASS practical lessons.
If, for any reason, a student cannot be in full College uniform, they must have a note from their parents explaining the problem and the expected day when the student will be back in full uniform. This note should be completed on the current date in the Student Planner.
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Formal Uniform Requirements
Junior Girls — Years 7-10
All girls must purchase the College Dress: tartan (ink navy with red and yellow check), collared, and short-sleeved. The dress must be worn towards the knee, covering two-thirds of the thigh. The dress can be worn all year with navy College socks and black polishable laceup shoes.
As alternatives, Junior Girls may wear:
SUMMER: Navy tailored College crested shorts and College crested striped polo shirt with a black belt. The shorts must be worn towards the knee covering more than half of the thigh. Navy College socks and black polishable lace-up shoes complete the uniform.
WINTER (First Monday in May until the first Friday in September): Navy tailored College crested shorts or trousers with a black belt, and College-crested navy striped polo shirt. The shorts must be worn towards the knee covering more than half of the thigh. Students may also wear the navy jumper or jacket with the College crest. Navy College socks and black polishable lace-up shoes complete the uniform.
Formal Uniform Requirements
Junior Boys — Years 7-10
SUMMER: Navy tailored College crested shorts and the College crested navy striped polo shirt with a black belt. Navy College socks and black polishable lace-up shoes complete the uniform.
WINTER (First Monday in May until the first Friday in September): Navy, tailored Collegecrested shorts or trousers with a black belt, and the College crested navy striped polo shirt. Navy College socks and black polishable lace-up shoes complete the uniform. Students may also wear the navy jumper or jacket with the College crest.
There are some students who may feel more comfortable in a gender-neutral uniform. At Xavier Catholic College, this uniform is the College-crested navy striped polo shirt with navy, tailored College-crested shorts or trousers, black belt, navy College socks, and black polishable lace-up shoes.
Formal Uniform Requirements
Senior Girls — Years 11 & 12
SUMMER & WINTER: The senior skirt (two pleats in front and tunnel back) must be worn towards the knee, covering two-thirds of the thigh and not rolled up on the waist. It is to be worn with the white, short-sleeve blouse with the College crest. The senior girls’ blouse sits over the skirt. The short red College tie must be worn all year. Girls must also wear navy College socks.
Girls may wear College trousers or navy tailored shorts instead of the College skirt with College navy socks. The shorts must be worn towards the knee, covering more than half of the thigh.
Formal Uniform Requirements
Senior Boys — Years 11 & 12
SUMMER: Senior boys must wear the College navy tailored crested shorts or trousers with a black belt and the white short-sleeve shirt with the College crest. The shirt must be tucked in at all times. Boys must also wear navy College socks.
WINTER (First Monday in May until the first Friday in September): In addition to the above, Senior boys must wear the College Senior Tie.
There are some students who may feel more comfortable in a gender-neutral uniform. At Xavier Catholic College, this uniform is the white shirt, navy tailored shorts or trousers, black belt, navy College socks, and black polishable lace-up shoes.
Formal Uniform Requirements
Socks
The navy Xavier Catholic College socks, with three bands (red, white and yellow), are the only socks to be worn to the College.
Footwear
Shoes must be plain black, fully enclosed, polishable lace-up leather shoes. Students may not wear high-tops, boots, ballet-style or skate-style shoes, buckle or open-top shoes, or shoes with rubber toes. Shoes with large logos are not permitted.
Footwear in Practical Workshop Subjects
Students must wear leather footwear during practical workshop environments, such as Technology (Mandatory), Industrial Technology (Timber and Metal), Food Technology, Hospitality, Textiles Technology, and Science classes. If students wear sports uniforms on the day they have a practical in a workshop or Science practical class, then they are required to wear leather sports shoes or bring their black leather formal uniform shoes. Students will not be allowed to participate in practical work for that lesson if the correct shoes are not worn.
Sport Uniform Requirements
Uniform — Girls & Boys
The Sports uniform is compulsory for all sports, practical PDHPE lessons, sporting excursions and home sporting matches. It consists of navy microfibre shorts with the College crest. The shorts must be worn towards the knee, covering more than half the thigh and not rolled at the waist. The College’s sports polo shirt with the emblem is to be worn. Students must wear the navy College socks with the College sports uniform. The navy College cap must be worn for all sports and PDHPE lessons.
Footwear
Sports shoes must be black or white supportive sports shoes, such as joggers. Extremes of colour and style, or shoes in a degraded state, are not acceptable. For safety reasons, students may not wear casual footwear, such as canvas shoes, gym boots, skate shoes or other casual footwear. They must have a sports sole (not a flat sole) and laces. The purpose of the shoe is to provide support during sporting activity.
For more information, please see the College’s Sport Shoe Policy.
Socks
The navy College socks must be worn at all times with the sports uniform.
Alternatives
Students unable to wear the full and correct College sports uniform are to wear the full and correct College formal uniform. The formal uniform components and the sports uniform components should not be mixed and matched.
Blazers
A College blazer is provided by the College to students on official occasions. Students do not purchase the blazer. It is worn with the formal College uniform:
JUNIOR GIRLS: Dress
JUNIOR BOYS: Trousers and shirt
SENIOR GIRLS: Navy skirt, white blouse and red tie
SENIOR BOYS: Trousers, senior shirt and tie.
Headwear
Broad-Brimmed Hat
Students may wear a broad-brimmed navy hat with XCC embroidered on it for general wear and passive recreation.
College Cap
The College cap is compulsory.
Students must wear a navy cap with XCC embroidered on it for physical activity and any active recreation when exposed to the daytime sun. The school cap must be worn during practical PDHPE classes, during sports, and while playing on the oval at lunchtime. This policy meets the requirements of WHS and the Cancer Council’s sun care policies.
Personal Presentation
High standards of personal grooming are to be maintained by all students.
Hair
Extremes of hairstyle and/or colour will not be accepted.
Any students with shoulder-length or longer hair must have it tied back with an appropriate tie in College colours.
Boys are to be clean-shaven at all times throughout the year — no exceptions.
Makeup & Jewellery
• No more than three small sleepers (diameter of 12 mm or less) or studs in each ear. Please note hoop earrings are not permitted, as these are dangerous in a range of subjects across the College.
• A single plain chain or a chain with a religious medal
• A single ring of appropriate size and simple style on each hand
• No bangles or bracelets
• No other visible body piercings, including nose piercings
• No tattoos
• No makeup
• Nails should be no longer than the students’ fingers and be natural with no polish. Students may not wear acrylic, SNS or otherwise fake nails.
Non-uniform jewellery will be confiscated and returned at the end of each term.
Where can I buy College uniforms?
College uniforms can be purchased/ordered at the School Locker, open Monday to Saturday each week. Parents can also place online orders for delivery or collection from the Ballina retail store.
The School Locker, Ballina
ADDRESS: 26 Boeing Avenue, Ballina NSW 2478
PHONE: 02 6620 5702
WEBSITE: http://theschoollocker.com.au/schools/xavier-catholic-college