Valedictory Dinner procedures & school
uniform policy
Friday
th
19
May 2017
Valedictory Dinner – key rules and procedures
1.Day students to independently arrive at Denbies Wine Estate by 7.15 pm and they must be collected by
midnight at the latest. Mrs Van Staden and I will sign them in and out at both ends of the evening - they must
make sure that they come to see us on arrival and departure.
2. Boarders will be transported directly to and from school, their House parents will be accompanying
and monitoring them.
Students must not drink alcohol before the event and must not take alcohol into the venue. They will be
served Denbies wine with their three-course dinner. There will also be water available at dinner.
3. In the extreme event of a student being asked to leave the event, boarders will be driven straight back to
school where they will be supervised by House staff and the parents of day students will be contacted and
asked to collect their son or daughter from the venue.
Rules regarding the wearing of suits in the sixth form.
Previously only black or charcoal suits have been allowed. This rule is now expanded to
include navy suits.
Other colours, light suits, checks and pinstripes are not allowed.
The guiding principal is that a suit should be plain, dark and business-like and should not
draw undue attention to the wearer. In the event of any doubt, the Headmaster will be
the final decision-maker and has the right to say that a suit may not be worn. This rule
will apply even if the suit is new and is expensive.
If in doubt, students and parents are welcome to email a web link or picture of the suit in
question to the Headmaster’s secretary for approval before purchase.
It is assumed that students will respect the spirit of these rules and wear normal pleasant
suits for simple business attire. The visual examples may help but are not meant to be
comprehensive.
Acceptable - these suits conform to colour and
normal fashion for business suits.
Unacceptable - these suits (although nice in
themselves!) do not conform to policy!
Rules regarding the wearing of striped shirts and blouses for Year 13.
Year 12s may wear plain pale shirts and blouses only.
Year 13s may also wear pin-striped striped shirts and blouses.
The guiding principal is that a striped shirt or blouse should not draw undue attention to the wearer. In the event
of any doubt, the Headmaster will be the final decision-maker and has the right to say that a shirt or blouse may
not be worn in class. This rule will apply even if the shirt or blouse is new and is expensive.
If in doubt, students and parents are welcome to email a web link or picture of the shirt or blouse in question to
the Headmaster’s secretary for approval before purchase.
No other patterns may be worn.
No bold, garish, very brightly coloured or stark stripes may be worn. Please be sensitive to this. Stripes should be
normal business attire. Please see the visual guide below.
Stripes should not clash with the wearer’s tie when worn.
It is assumed that students will respect the spirit of these rules and wear normal pleasant shirts and blouses that
allow for simple business attire. Plain shirts are also still encouraged as normal.
Rules regarding the wearing of ties and scarves.
Year 12s and 13s may wear only school ties normally.
In winter time the special school scarf may also be worn. A black scarf is also acceptable.
We are introducing a special tie and scarf for positions of responsibility and for scholars.
6th formers with positions of responsibility may wear the school tie or scarf which denotes this. This can be any colour
or pattern.
Syndicate and Guardian leaders will be expected to wear the school Syndic tie/scarf at official functions, open days,
etc. They may wear their own ties during normal school days.
Rules regarding the wearing of coats in the 6th form
Any dark coat may be worn of any dark colour. Hoods and fake fur are acceptable in moderation.
Prominent logos, decals etc may not be worn.
The guiding principal is that a coat should be dark, practical and sensible, and should not draw undue attention to the
wearer. In the event of any doubt, the Headmaster will be the final decision-maker and has the right to say that a coat
may not be worn to class. This rule will apply even if the coat is new and is expensive.
Boots may be worn during very cold weather by permission of the staff house leaders.