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The educational reforms were fully in place by the 1960s. This meant there were primary schools that ran only to 11 years of age. Schoolwear was much more informal than before the War. Many schools let the children wear casual clothes. This was quite prevalent by the end of the decade. While uniforms were almost universal at the secondary level, this was not the case at the primary level. Quite a number of schools adopted basic uniforms. We are not sure as to the relative distribution of the uniform and non uniform schools. Both options were common. Girls wore jumpers or dresses. The boys commpnly wore sweaters, grey or whire collar shirts, grey short pants and grey kneesocks. The shorts became noticeably shorter as the decade progressed. Sandals were common. Many schools required ties. Enforcement of the uniform varied from school to school. Some were quite striuct while others like the school here did not strict enforce the rules.
Related Chronolgy Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[The 1880s]
[The 1930s]
[The 1940s]
[The 1950s]
[The 1960s]
[The 1970s]
[The 1980s]
Related Style Pages in the Boys' Historical Web Site
[Long pants suits]
[Short pants suits]
[Socks]
[Eton suits]
[Jacket and trousers]
[Blazer]
[School sandals]