Figure 1.--Many New Zealand schools continued to require short pants uniforms in the 2000s, The styles here are the long leg cuts of the 2000s. Notice the long skirts worn by the girls. |
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The 21st century has just begun. We thus can not yet write a summary for the century. We have begun to collect information. We know a good bit about the 2000s. The major chasnge during the decade was that many state primary schools adopted uniforms for the first time. Soon we will begin to learn about the 2010s.
The New Zealand school uniforms regulations vary greatly among different schools. A New Zealand reader in 2001 reports that some New Zealand school boys continuw to wear short trousers to the end of High School (about 18 years old). This is especially prevalent in the summer months. In the winter term many boys, especially the oler boys wear longs. It is relatively common to see young lads in this type of outfit riding motor scooters to school. The
younger boys mostly cycle to school and thus wear "helmets" by law.
New Zealand boys have different attitudes about thr uniforms. Some thought it was OK to wear shorts. Most wore shorts came to the top of their knees and the socks were puled right up. Others boys, especially chubby boys seem to hate wearing them. Perhaps they were less comfortable or it was the way they looked. Oten tall boys also isliked wearing shorts. Basically, as soon as boys get home, they take the uniform off and change into clothing that looks like that in the Unite States--Addidas, etc. Shorts were not overly in
evidence on weekends either, they tended to wear cargo pants and blue
jeans. At some schools now, especially in the country, the uniforms are gone...and in other schools, students are complaining about wearing shorts. The punishment for coming to school improperly dresse is they were refused entrance to class and had to sit in a room by
themselves (detention). Parents are becoming involved, and it looked as thought the kids might win this one. However to go to a prestigious
boys school, they have to agree to wear the uniform--which is still mostly short pants. There was a major change at state primary schools during the 2000s. A New Zealand reader writes, "I have some info to add on primary school uniforms, an area you have little info on because it didn't really exist before. Just in the last 5 years school all around the larger cities in NZ have suddenly introduced uniforms, to the point where only a handful of city primaries don't have a uniform now.
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