Uniform | Craighead

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Our uniform instills a sense of identity and belonging to our Craighead School family. Our girls wear their uniform with pride and know the high standards of their uniform are expected to be maintained at all times, whether they are in class at school or out in the community.

Craighead Uniform Guidelines:

Please wear the uniform neatly and with pride. Complete school uniform must be worn when at school. When travelling to and from school on a week day, or for a school function, your uniform must be complete, unless an exception has been made by the Principal.

Please note:

The Blazer is to be worn to all formal occasions and Chapel Services.
When wearing the uniform out of school grounds jerseys or vests are not allowed to be worn on their own without a Blazer.
All articles of uniform must be clearly named
Only School related badges may be worn on the Blazer.
Small, silver or gold, inconspicuous plain ‘stud’ earring(no bigger than 4mm diameter) may be worn, one earring in each ear lobe.Tongue studs are not permitted.
A Pounamu pendant or cross on a necklace may be worn, subtly. Other jewellery or ornamentation is not to be worn with the school uniform.
Whilst walking along streets students in school uniform you may not be eating food
Make-up or nail polish are not to be worn with school uniform
Hair should be neatly tied back with Craighead blue, green, or blue and green tartan hair ribbon, or slides. Hair is expected to look natural in colour
PE uniform may not be worn to or from school, except on Sports Days or by permission.
Sports uniform may be worn home from an after school sport practice, and may be worn to school on a Sports day.
Boarders may wear mufti when travelling to and from the Boarding House on public transport.
The tattooing of young people of school age is strongly discouraged, however ta moko and/or moko may be accepted on cultural grounds on students aged over 16 years subject to a parent/caaregiver request in the form of a letter. The student is then to attend an interview with a member of the senior leadership team to discuss the personal significance of the item in question. All other tattoos are to be covered and not visible at all times.

View our Uniform components:

On the red tabs below you will be able to find out about our Uniform in all its variations. Order Forms are below the tab section. Orders can be submitted through to our Uniform Committee to process for you ready for collection and payment. Currently, there is no payment facility attached to this webpage so all payments will be made upon collection of items ordered.

Our Uniform Shop open hours are:

Every Friday between 3.30pm – 4.30pm
A Uniform notice is always in the Kōrero newsletter each week
The Old Girls’ Second Hand Uniform Shop is also open on Fridays but please check the Newsletter for the next open date or contact information, it is not open every week.

Suppliers of uniform items:

Craighead Uniform Shop sells all uniform components, except shoes.
Shoes can be purchased from Cobblers Inn, Highfield Mall, Timaru.

To contact the Uniform Committee:

Email – uniform@craighead.school.nz

Payment at the shop:

Eftpos
Cash
Credit card

For Uniform Alterations:

Year 7 students are required to wear the following Day School uniform:

(Year 8 2023 may be in this uniform or wear the uniform of other Year levels (please see the other tabs)

School Blazer – All Year wear. Compulsory
Craighead Tunic – All Year wear
Shorts – All Year wear. Optional
White Shirt Short Sleeved – Summer
White Shirt Long Sleeved or Blue Skivvy – Winter
Woollen Jersey – optional
Craighead Tights – Winter
Navy Knee High Socks – Winter
White Ankle Socks – Summer
Straw Boater – Summer. Compulsory
Mid-Brown Shoe – McKinlay. Can be worn without socks in summer.

All Year wear encompasses:

School Blazer – compulsory
Green Woollen Jersey
Sleeveless Green Woollen Vest – optional
Navy Shorts – optional
Mid-brown Shoe – T-bar style. Can be worn without socks in summer.

Our Winter Uniform encompasses:

Kilt – hem length for kilts must be 30-33cm from the floor with shoes on
White Shirt Long Sleeved – worn tucked in under the kilt
Green Tie – plain, Years 7-12 only
Navy Monogrammed Tie – Years 13 only
Navy Knee-high Socks or Tights/Pantyhose
Mid-Brown Shoe – T-bar style
School Blazer – For formal occasions and Chapel Services

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Optional items, worn as needed:

Navy Shorts
Green Woollen Jersey – long sleeved, v-neck
Green Woollen Sleeveless Vest – v-neck
School Scarf – woollen

Our Summer Uniform encompasses:

Summer Skirt – hem length for skirts must be 30-33cm from the floor with shoes on
White Short Sleeved Shirt – worn outside of the skirt
White Ankle Socks – top portion of sock to be turned down
School Blazer – for formal occasions and Chapel Services