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New Zealand school uniform -- Lake Rerewhakaaitu School
New Zealand--Individual Schools: Lake Rerewhakaaitu School
Figure 1.-- Here we see Lake Rerewhakaaitu School in 1964 during the morning assembly. As was common at the time, state primary schools did not have a uniform, but many children wore various standard British school unifirm garments which were widely worn in British Empire/Commonwealth countries. We see many grey garment incliding shirts, short pants, and knee socks--- all part of the classic English gray school uniform. We can see a variety of colors although all the boys are wearing short pants and all the girls wear skirts. We can note also a range of footwear: brown and blak shoes, close toe sandals with socks, open toe sandals without socks, bare feet. Nobody wear sneakers, canvas shoes, or flip flops. Put your cursor on the image to see the rest of the school.
The Lake Rerewhakaaitu School, is a small state primary school in Rotorua, New Zealand. Because it is so small, it had an 8 year program. Primary schools in more urban areas have 5 year programs, with the older children attending intermediate schools before beginning secondary school. Lake Rerewhakaaitu itself is a small, shallow lake in northern New Zealand, located 30 kilometres to the east of Rotorua. It is immediately south of the active volcano Mount Tarawera, and the geography was substantially altered by a major eruption in 1886. We note photograph taken in 1964 during the morning assembly. As was common at the time, state primary schools did not have a uniform, but many children wore various standard British school unifirm garments which were widely worn in British Empire/Commonwealth countries. We see many grey garment incliding shirts, short pants, and knee socks--- all part of the classic English gray school uniform. We can see a variety of colors although all the boys are wearing short pants and all the girls wear skirts. We can note also a range of footwear: brown and blak shoes, close toe sandals with socks, open toe sandals without socks, bare feet. Nobody wear sneakers, canvas shoes, or flip flops.
