Students should wear the correct uniform each day and bring sports or drama clothing in their bags. A list of uniform items can be found below.
School Shoes
Full school uniform includes black shoes - preferably fully enclosed black leather shoes.
Below is an excerpt from the Footwear Guidelines for NSW Government Schools:
The Department, through its WHS Policy, is committed to providing a safe working and learning environment for all employees, others undertaking work, students and visitors, in accordance with statutory and regulatory obligations and corporate objectives. Footwear is an important safety item. Good soles provide a sound grip on the floor preventing accidents such as slips, trips and falls from occurring. Footwear can also protect feet from damage caused by accidents such as falling objects or chemical spillages. These guidelines have been developed to assist NSW government schools in providing a safe working and learning environment. Schools which already have risk management controls in place in relation to footwear should refer to these guidelines when reviewing and evaluating those controls.
Areas where safe footwear must be worn:
In accordance with the Safe Working Policy, the Department has identified areas of its workplaces where appropriate footwear must be worn by employees, students and visitors to ensure their safety. Areas where enclosed leather footwear (or other material confirmed by the manufacturer to be suitable, refer to Australian/NZ Standard 2210: Safety Protective and Occupational Footwear) is required are:
- Industrial Arts and trades workshop areas
- Science laboratories
- Canteen or Food Technology (kitchen areas)
Sports Uniform
Sports uniform is only to be worn to/from school by Years 8-10 on Tuesdays (our regular sports day). On days when students have timetabled PDHPE or Sport lessons, students should come to school in school uniform and change into their sports uniform prior to the relevant lesson.
Additional Clothing
If students need to wear an additional layer/shirt under their school shirt they should be plain all-white only.
Uniform Exemptions
Students who have a genuine reason for not wearing full school uniform on a particular day should bring a note from their parents to the front office before 8:45am, so that they can be issued with a uniform pass.
Out of Uniform Process
Students who do not wear the proper uniform and do not have a note can expect one or more of the following consequences:
- be sent to the office for a uniform pass (this will be recorded as a negative incident on Sentral and appear in the student & parent portal);
- have items of non-school uniform clothing confiscated by staff;
- be asked to change out of non-school uniform items into second hand uniform items provided by the school;
- complete a lunchtime or after school detention for repeatedly failing to wear the uniform correctly.
Financial Assistance for Uniforms
If any families are experiencing difficulty in purchasing uniform please contact the school directly.
Uniform shop
Fort Street High Schools Uniform Shop is operated by the P&C and ALL profits made are used to fund initiatives that support your child’s education at the school
The Uniform Shop is open Wednesday mornings during Term from 9:30-2 pm. The uniform shop is now cashless.
Students may visit the Uniform Shop during recess and lunch time to purchase items, return or exchange items and pick up online orders. Students must follow COVID-19 safe guidelines.
Under current COVID-19 guidelines, parents/carers are now permitted to visit the Uniform Shop during opening hours, please sign in and scan QR code at the front office.
All uniform items can be ordered online at www.quickcliq.com.au. Items purchased online must be picked up by students from the Uniform Shop during shop hours. Uniforms can also be ordered and paid for over the phone during opening hours and collected by the student.
If you have any questions about sizing or stock availability, please email fortstreethighschool-uni@pandcaffiliate.org.au and our very experienced Uniform Shop Manager will be able to assist.
We appreciate your continued understanding of these measures during the pandemic.
