Figure 1.--State primary schools do not tend to have uniforms in New Zealand. At the secondary level, most schools have uniforms, both state and private schools. |
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New Zealand has both state (public) and private schools. The private sector is relatively small. This is perhaps because New Zealand is a realtiely egalitarian society. And most parents were happy to send their children to the public schools. The Labour Governments have incouraged this. The Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 was designed to bring private schools into the state system. It was optional, but quite a number of private schools have chosen to integraye. The most important group was the Catholic schools, primarily bcause the Church was having trouble financing the schools. Some more traditionl schools also having financial problems also chose to integrate. While this was happening, another development was in progress. Many parents were becoming disturbed about declining standards in the public schools. Thus parents who had attended public schools have begun to consider private school for their children. School uniform varies to some degree by sector. There are great differences with school uniform conventions between state and private sector schools at the primary level. Most state primary schools do not have uniforms. An exception here is the parochial scgools and other formerly private schools that have been integrated into the state sector. Many private schools in the 1990s were incorporated into the state sector. There are fewer differences between the state and private secondary schools. Although this iha changed somewhat in recent years as uniform requiremens at some state schools have been relaxed. This varies somewhat because almost all private schools give considerable attention to school uniforms. Private schools tend to have more elaborate uniforms. Blazers in particular are more common at private schools. Attitdes toward uniform are more varied in the state sector. Some state secondary schools are quite strict about uniform, but this is not the case at all state schools.
New Zealand has both state (public) and private schools. The private sector is relatively small. This is perhaps because New Zealand is a realtiely egalitarian society. And most parents were happy to send their children to the public schools. The Labour Governments have incouraged this. The Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975 was designed to bring private schools into the state system. It was optional, but quite a number of private schools have chosen to integraye. The most important group was the Catholic schools, primarily bcause the Church was having trouble financing the schools. Some more traditionl schools also having financial problems also chose to integrate. While this was happening, another development was in progress. Many parents were becoming disturbed about declining standards in the public schools. Thus parents who had attended public schools have begun to consider private school for their children.
School uniform varies to some degree by sector. There are great differences with school uniform conventions between state and private sector schools at the primary level. Most state primary schools do not have uniforms. An exception here is the parochial scgools and other formerly private schools that have been integrated into the state sector. Many private schools in the 1990s were incorporated into the state sector. There are fewer differences between the state and private secondary schools. Although this iha changed somewhat in recent years as uniform requiremens at some state schools have been relaxed. This varies somewhat because almost all private schools give considerable attention to school uniforms. Private schools tend to have more elaborate uniforms. Blazers in particular are more common at private schools. Attitdes toward uniform are more varied in the state sector. Some state secondary schools are quite strict about uniform, but this is not the case at all state schools.
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