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Puahue School is a state primary school in a farming district of North Island in the Waiukato Region just south of Auckland. Here we see 4th and 5yh graders with some younger children in the background (figure 1). The photograph is undated, but was prbably taken in 2010. The school has 6 grades. The casual uniform is a light-blue polo shirt with the school logo worn with dark blue short pants or skirts. The girls were allowed to wear shorts or to wear legging-type garments under their skirts. We are mot sure when the unifirm was introduced. Until the 2000s, it was not common to see primary schools requiring uniforms, with the exceotion of the Catholic schools and the private schools. Grey was veery common for school uniforms in New Zealand, but the primary schools adopting uniforms are opting for colors. It seems that all the pupils attend the school in bare feet. Going barefoot is common in New Zealand, especially in rural areas. I don't think that was a school rule, but it is strange to see such uniformity without a rule in place. There is also a dark blue sun hat.
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