At Foxwell we take great pride in our College and set high expectations for uniform and appearance. These expectations are outlined clearly in our Student Dress Code which all families received upon enrolment.

For the full text of our Student Dress Code, please click here

Students should be in full Foxwell uniform and adhering to the appearance guidelines in the Student Dress Code, at all times. The only exception to this is when students have followed the process and have been issued with a Uniform Variation slip from Student Services.

The process for uniform/appearance infringements:

Students arriving at Foxwell in breach of our Student Dress Code are required to have a note of explanation from a parent/guardian. The student must bring this note to Student Services before school commences, where they will be issued with a short term, usually 1 day only, uniform variation slip.

Students arriving at Foxwell in breach of our Student Dress Code, without a note of explanation from a parent or guardian, must report to Student Services before school commences. Students will be asked to contact a parent/guardian to see if the breach can be rectified E.G. forgotten hat, dropped to school. If this breach cannot be rectified, as per our policy, students will be issued with a 20-minute detention, to be completed at lunch on the same day. The purpose of this process is to encourage our students to take responsibility for their uniform each day.

Some particular reminders:

Hats:

Hats must be worn by students, whenever they are outside a classroom, this includes entering and exiting the College. The correct hat must be worn with each uniform, formal hat (broad brimmed) with the formal uniform and sports hat (bucket hat) with the sports uniform. No mixing and matching is permitted.

Shoes:

Formal shoes must be black leather shoes. This is a Health and Safety requirement for some activities within the school. Students without leather shoes may not be permitted access to some areas of the school.

Sports shoes must be black also but do not need to be leather.

Jewellery:

• One flat ring
• Two (2) pairs of plain studs or sleepers worn in the lower lobe of the ears (studs no more than 5mm in diameter, sleepers no more than 10mm in diameter)
• One watch
• One item of necklace jewellery may be worn if it is of cultural or religious significance following negotiation with the school Principal and parents/ caregivers. It must be long enough to be concealed out of sight under the shirt. Any item of approved jewellery may still be required to be removed in subjects or activities for safety reasons under Workplace Health and Safety legislation.
• A zero-tolerance policy is applied to facial pierced jewellery and adornments (other than the lower lobe of the ears) and other visible body piercings. Facial piercings include but are not limited to nose, lip, chin, eyebrow and tongue piercings. Piercings in the ear, other than in the lower lobe are not permitted.
• Clear plastic facial piercings are not permitted.

Please support us and ensure that your child is not wearing inappropriate jewellery to school as they will be asked to take it off and if a repeat offender, the items will be confiscated for a period of time. For items such as piercings artificial nails, parent/guardians will be contacted to make appropriate arrangements.