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Uniform

General Information

Wentworth College expects students to take pride in their uniform and to wear it correctly at all times. When students are in school uniform, school rules apply whether you are on the school grounds or not. Correct official uniform is required for:

  • attendance at school
  • travelling to and from school
  • attendance at school functions away from school (sports tours, cultural and social)

Incorrect uniform, or a mixture of school uniform, sports gear and personal non uniform clothing, is not acceptable in the street.  After school, even after a sports practice, students must change into correct school uniform and may not go home in sports gear.  Students not in the correct uniform are required to have a note from home explaining the reason for the discrepancy.  Give the note to the Head of College – Mrs Chamberlain.  Boys’ shorts must not be worn below the knee. Both trousers and shorts are to be worn at the waist. Jackets and raincoats must not be worn inside the classrooms. T-shirts, singlets and other underwear worn for extra warmth must not be visible.

Uniform Shop Hours

All new uniform items for both Wentworth Primary and College are sold from the uniform shop located at the College, 2 doors down from Reception.

During term dates the shop is open as follows:

Tuesday morning from 8:00am until approx 9:15am

Thursday afternoon from 3:00pm until approx 4.15pm

Online Orders for uniform items can be placed by clicking on ‘email Trish’ (which is located at the top right hand corner of this page) and advising which items you would like to purchase, along with your child’s full name.

Opening hours during school holidays are notified to the parent community through the weekly e-newsletters.

Second hand uniforms can be sold direct by parents to parents through the Facebook group, “HBC Second Hand Uniforms”.

Uniform Price List

View the Uniform Shop Price List, March 2023

Uniform Shop Refund Policy

We recommend that items are tried on at time of purchase.  School uniform can only be returned if still unworn and with original tags and within 7 days of the original purchase.  

How to Pay

We have a credit card / EFTPOS machine in the Uniform Shop, and we also accept cash.  For items ordered over the phone or via the website for collection at school by your child, you can also pay online.  

When making payments online, please ensure that your child’s name appears in the ‘particulars’ or ‘code’ fields, and that you are using the correct account suffix for the uniform shop.

UNIFORM Shop
Account name: Wentworth College
Account number: 02 0100 0816277 12

Changeover Dates for Summer and Winter Uniform

Term 1 – summer uniform is compulsory.

Term 2 – winter uniform from beginning of Term 2 is compulsory.

Term 3 – winter uniform is compulsory.

Term 4 – summer uniform.  Winter uniform is worn on the last two days of Term 4 for our whole school photograph and Sports Prize giving, as well as the Academic Prize giving.

Please note: Whenever summer uniform is worn, school uniform sunhats are compulsory for all students from new entrants through to Year 8. Older students are also strongly encouraged to wear sunhats during the summer terms.

Hair

Students are expected to wear their hair styled in a reasonably conventional way. Hair must be kept tidy throughout the normal activities of a school day. Unnatural colours, or extreme colouring, or streaks and patches of colour, or tufted styles, dreadlocks and braids are not permitted. Girls’ hair must be clear of the face and eyes. Plain hair bands and clips, black or navy only, may be worn by girls to contain the hair. Long hair must be dressed up or tied back.  Boys’ hair must be clean and controlled and clear of the face and must not be below the top edge of the collar. Shaved or extreme styles, such as a “mantail” are not permitted. Boys must be clean-shaven.

Makeup

Students may not wear facial makeup. Nail polish, if worn, must be colourless.

Jewellery

Only a wristwatch may be worn. Students may not wear chains or necklaces around the neck. Girls with pierced ears may wear one matching pair of small, plain, unobtrusive studs in the lower part of each earlobe. Boys are not permitted to wear any jewellery other than a watch.

PE Uniform & House T-Shirts

The PE uniform consists of burgundy and blue T-shirts and shorts. It is usually worn during all PE classes, with sports shoes. It is also worn at whole school sporting events, and inter-school sports competitions. ‘House’ T-shirts are also available for purchase from the Uniform Shop during the year, and these may be worn during inter-House sporting competitions.  College students must not travel to or from school in their PE uniforms.

The Wentworth College uniform consists of the following:

Girls Summer

  • Navy skirt – length mid calf
  • White striped short sleeved blouse
  • Jumper
  • School waterproof jacket (optional)
  • Slouch hat, bucket hat or cap is compulsory in Years 7 & 8
  • Slouch hat, bucket hat or cap is recommended but optional for Years 9 and above
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts

Girls Winter

  • Navy skirt – length mid calf
  • White striped long sleeved blouse, Yrs 7 – 12
  • White long sleeved blouse with contrast collar, Yr 13
  • Cross-tie (Blue for Years 7-10; Burgundy Years 11+)
  • School navy blue tights
  • Jumper
  • Blazer
  • School waterproof jacket (optional)
  • Black raincoat (optional)
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts

Boys Summer

  • Navy polyester/viscose shorts
  • White striped short sleeved shirt
  • Jumper
  • School waterproof jacket (optional)
  • Slouch hat, bucket hat or cap is compulsory in Years 7 & 8
  • Slouch hat, bucket hat or cap is recommended but optional for Years 9 and above
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts

Boys Winter

  • Navy polyester/viscose trousers
  • White striped long sleeved shirt, Yrs 7 – 12
  • White long sleeved shirt with contrast collar, Yr 13
  • Wentworth tie
  • Black or navy socks
    (above the ankle or longer)
  • Jumper
  • Blazer
  • School waterproof jacket (optional)
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts

The Wentworth Primary School uniform consists of the following:

Girls Summer

  • Summer Dress – length mid calf
  • School slouch hat or bucket hat is compulsory
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts

Girls Winter

  • Winter Tunic – length mid calf
  • Winter Shirt
  • Jumper
  • Blazer
  • Tie
  • School navy blue tights
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts
Boys Summer

  • Summer Polo
  • Summer Shorts
  • School slouch hat or bucket hat is compulsory
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts

Boys Winter

  • Winter Shirt
  • Winter Shorts
  • Jumper
  • Blazer
  • Tie
  • School knee length socks
  • Burgundy & blue PE shirt
  • Burgundy & blue PE shorts

Footwear Guidelines

For safety reasons, all school footwear – summer and winter, boys and girls – must have substantial sole and heel, with tread.

SUMMER Footwear

Girls:

  • Plain black leather school shoes with white ankle socks; or
  • Black leather sandals without socks.

Boys:

  • Plain black leather school lace-up shoes with school regulation socks; or
  • Black leather sandals without socks.

WINTER Footwear

Girls:

  • Plain black leather school shoes with regulation school navy blue tights.
    Shoes may be lace-up or T-bar/U-bar shoes, with tread.

Boys:

  • Plain black leather school lace-up with regulation school socks.

Please note: The following are not permitted:

  • Non-leather shoes or sandals.
  • Sports shoes – slip-on shoes – shoes with minimal or no tread.
  • Shoes or sandals that do not have a substantial sole and heel.
  • Shoes with a heel over 3cm in height.

Trish Manning-Harris

Uniform Shop

email Trish

uniformshop@wentworth.school.nz

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