Figure 1.--
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Figure 1.-- |
Both boys and girls wear destinctive summer uniforms.
The boys summer uniform at many schools commonly consists of a light-weight grey shirt, grey cotton shorts, and Roman sandals worn without socks. Boys may wear short pants in both the summer and winter, but often the summer shorts are a lighter-weight cotton material. light-weight cotton short pants in the summer. A very common uniform is a grey shirt and matching shorts in the same light-weight cotton material. Often the wearing of a tie is suspended. This is the most common uniform worn at numerous schools during the summer. We also notice blue shirts and shorts at a few schools instead of the more grey summer uniform. It is not always possible to know if a New Zealand school uniform is a summer uniform because short pants were often worn in both the winter and summer, even on South Island. Normally Roman sandals worn without knee socks was almost always a summer uniform. Sandals were not, however, worn during the summer at all schools. Some schools have the boys wear the same shoes and kneesocks worn during the summer term. Other schools have lighter weight blended material, but the grey cotton shorts are the most common option. Schools with blue shorts do not normally change the shirt and shorts dutring the Summer, but several do have the boys wear sandals.
Girls may wear light-weight dresses in the summer. Some schools have options of both dresses and skirts and blouses. I do not know of any school, however, which permit girls to wear short pants.
