New Zealand Education: Uniform Styles--Mufti
Figure 2.--Uniforms are common at most New Zealand secondary schools. They are not commonly required at most state primary schools, although they are worn at private and Catholic schools.
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Many schools allow Year 13 students to wear clothes of their owm selection for part or all of the year. Regulations vary greatly from school to school. This is referred to as "mufti". This was a British term refered to civilian clothes as opposed to military unidforms. It originated to the British colonial era. A mufti was an Islamic legal advisor consulted in applying religious law. The British applied the term to clothing as muftis were considered to be civil officials as opposed to British military officials. Most primary children wear their own clothes, byt the term "mufti" is used primarily at schools which have uniforms. Not only are senior students at scome secondary schools granted permission to wear mufti, but many schools also have special days in which all students are allowed to wear mufti. Often a fee is charged and donated to a charity.
