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HBC at this time has only limited information as to kilts used in English school uniform. Some unconfirmed reports indicate that a few English preparatory schools used the kilt as a dress uniform. There does not appear to have been a large number of these schools, but were a few. One Catholic secondary student reports that both boys and girls wore the kilt at her secondary school through the mid 1990s. HBC knows of no English school that currently has a kilt uniform.

Chronology

HBC knows of no English school that currently has a kilt uniform. We believe that the kilt was worn as a dress uniform at a few English preparatory schools through the 1950s and 60s. In addition, the kilt was worn at one Catholic secondary schools during the mid-1990s. We do not know any English school which in the 2000s that use the kilt.

School Types

HBC at this time has only limited information as to kilts used in English school uniform. Two types of schools appdear tomhave used the kilt. A few preparatort schools had kilts as dress uniforms. HBC also knows of one Catholic secondary school.

Preparatory schools

Some unconfirmed reports indicate that a few English preparatory schools used the kilt as a dress uniform. There does not appear to have been a large number of these schools, but were a few. HBC has few details. Presumably the kilt was more common in the northern border counties, but one HBC reader reports that his school in the home counties used the kilt as a dress uniform.

Catholic school

One Catholic secondary student reports that both boys and girls wore the kilt at her secondary school through the mid 1990s. This catholic secondary school in Derbyshire had a kilt uniform for both the boys and girls. A student in 1994 explains the uniform regulations. The kilt was apparently not very popular with the boys. A former student has provided the following details.

Created: March 13, 2001
Last updated: March 13, 2001