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Many New Zealand schools require school uniforms. There is considerable support among school administrators and parents concerning school uniforms. Until recently, unforms were not common in state primary schools, but they were widely worn at Catholic schools, private schools, and state secondary schools require school uniforms. There are no national regulations about this. It is up to each individual school to decide on a uniform and to enforce the wearing of the uniform. The uniforms and rules thus vary from school to school. There are a wide range of regulations adopted by each school associated with the uniforms. This varies somwhat depending on the type of school. Some schools are not strict about enforcing the uniform rules or have few rules which often are no enforced. Many schools are quite strict about the uniform. Several have quite strict rules. The single gender schools seem the most strict about enforcing the uniform rules. In recent years many schools have adopted more casual uniforms than were one common, but a very large number of the schools with the exception of primary schools have uniform requirements. There are many similarities as to the uniforms adopted, but have garment or color differences that make their school uniform destinctive.
Many New Zealand schools require school uniforms. There is considerable support among school administrators and parents concerning school uniforms.
There are no national regulations about this. It is up to each individual school to decide on a uniform and to enforce the wearing of the uniform. The uniforms and rules thus vary from school to school. There are a wide range of regulations adopted by each school associated with the uniforms. This varies somwhat depending on the type of school. Some schools are not strict about enforcing the uniform rules or have few rules which often are no enforced. Many schools are quite strict about the uniform. Several have quite strict rules.
Until recently, unforms were not common in state primary schools. Rules at the primsry schools with uniforms are generally reltibely lax. Uniforms are widely worn at secondary schools. Most schools are fairly striuct about wering the uniform. a few schools are rather relaxed, but generally speaking the secondary schools re firly strict. The single gender schools seem the most strict about enforcing the uniform rules.
Catholic schools, required unifoirms at both the primary and secondry level. Because of the smaller numbers, Catholic schools are more likely to have the primary and secondary levels combined in one school. There are stand alkne Catholic primary chools as well.
Most private schools required uniforms at both the primary and secondary levels.
Some private schools are boarding schools. New Zealand is a small country and tere are realtively few boarding schools.
They may also have day children. The rules here and the number of day children vary from school go school. This is an important matter because the character of a boarding schoolncan change substantially if large numbers of day children are permitted. We also notice day schools with a small boarding section. This has declined in recent years because the costs are quite high when only a small nimbers of barders are involved. Many of the costs are fixed and a small number of boarders do not cover them. While most boarers are at private schools, quite a number of secondary schools have hostels for the children living at some distance from the school. Uniform rules for the boarders vary from school to school. Almost all of the schools involved require uniforms. Day children and boarders wear the same uniforms. There is some difference in that after clases, a few of the schools allow the children to change into regular clothes for the evening. The school might regulate the casual clothes the children are allowed to wear. Other schools have the children wear their uniforms all day long.
New Zealan's two main islsnds are oriented on a nort-south axis. There are thus seasonal vriations between the islands. The north of North Islsnd is semi-tropica;. The south if South slnd is temperate which more pronounced seasonal differences.
In recent years many schools have adopted more casual uniforms than were one common, but a very large number of the schools continue to have uniforms. Another important change in recent years is that more state primary schools have begun adopting uniforms.
There are many similarities as to the uniforms adopted, but have garment or color differences that make their school uniform destinctive.
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