School Uniform

Our entire school uniform is available from:

Mainland Uniforms which is located at 511 Wairakei Road

• please note The Warehouse Northlands is no longer selling our school uniform.

You can visit in store or click on this link to view our uniform at Mainland Uniforms:

• https://www.mainlanduniforms.nz/48-queenspark-primary

We have introduced a softshell jacket for the full school as well as the senior school.

  

You can order online if you know the size and have it sent directly to your home. Free shipping with orders over $50.

Here are the new uniform options:

Yr 7/8 uniform – Our Senior Students have a different polo shirt and jacket, both of which can be purchased from Mainland Uniforms or The Warehouse Northlands. These items clearly state ‘Senior’ on both the polo and the jacket. Please contact the stores before you make a trip so you know they have your child's size in stock.

New Junior Soft Shell Jacket for YR1-6:

There is a Junior soft shell jacket available for the junior school YR1-6. It is the same as the seniors without Senior written on the front and back.

If your child still fits the Junior Jacket when they are due to go into Year 7, you can go to Mainland Uniforms and have Senior printed instead of getting a full new jacket.

Sports Uniform

House T-Shirts ($12) and sports shorts ($18) are both available to order from the school office for all students up to YR4. Find out your House Colour from your teacher or the office once you start school. House points are awarded throughout the year at various times ie; cross country, athletics day, swimming sports, house assemblies.

Rimu (Red), Totara (Blue), Kowhai (Yellow) or Matai (Green).

If you are representing our school and are in YR5-8 a school sports top must be purchased from Mainland Uniforms.

Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka Sports Top:

In 2025 we are introducing a new school sports top for students in YR5-8. This can be purchased from Mainland Uniforms at a cost of $28. This is to be worn when representing our school at sports events throughout the year.

Sunhat Policy

It is the policy of this school that children wear school sun hats when outside during the first and fourth terms. Children not wearing hats will be confined to a shaded area instead of the playground.

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Full Uniform Range

Click below for the range and prices of uniform at Mainland Uniforms Wairakei Road:

https://www.mainlanduniforms.nz/48-queenspark-primary

Note: There is the option to purchase a Lavalava if you wish. Please ask the staff at Mainland Uniforms for this option.

Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka Uniform Code:

Please read our school uniform conditions before purchasing any school uniform. Please see the school office if you have any questions around the

school uniform.

ADMINISTRATION OF UNIFORM:

1. It is expected that children will present themselves in a clean and tidy uniform. This is the responsibility of parents and caregivers. The Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka uniform gives the school an identity in the community; it enhances a sense of belonging and pride amongst the children attending our community school.

2. All pupils enrolled at Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka will wear the appropriate school uniform as designated by the Board of Trustees.

3. Exceptions to this policy can only be considered on written application to the Principal.

4. The designated school uniform can be purchased from Mainland Uniforms (Wairakei Road). This is our ONLY supplier of the Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka official uniform.

5. Detailed information about the types of uniform, general costs, and used uniform for sale, can be obtained from the school administration office, the school website and the designated Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka uniform supplier.

6. Items of clothing that are designated by the Board of Trustees as the official standard for the Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka uniform can be viewed at the school office, are found at Mainland Uniforms (Wairakei Road), or on our school website. Please note we have a separate uniform for our Year 7 & 8 students as they are part of the ‘Senior School’.

7. Review of the designated Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka uniform is included in the review cycle of policy and procedures carried out by the Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka Board of Trustees.

8. The Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka PTA has regular second hand uniform sales each term. Keep an eye on the notices on Hero for the next sale dates.

GENERAL SCHOOL UNIFORM:

1. The school colours are Blue and Yellow. There are three designated blue colours – Navy, Royal and Sky Blue. There is a designated Navy Blue tartan and designated Royal Blue gingham.

2. Representing the school for sports or for cultural occasions, children will wear designated alternative uniform, such as sports jackets and different coloured shirts, as prescribed by the school, our the school sports top.

3. Only navy blue tights are to be worn as part of the school uniform. (Not Black or white coloured tights)

4. Only white, black or navy blue socks are to be worn as part of the official school uniform. Sock length is ankle socks or below the knee. No branded socks are permitted.

5. Knitted cardigans, jerseys or tops are not to be worn as part of the school uniform

6. School uniform Jackets are for outside use only. They are not to be worn during classroom instruction time unless a teacher gives permission.

7. Phased out items are: polar fleece, skivvy, summer dress with white collar & cuffs, the tartan skirt, long sleeve polo.

8. Polypropylene purchased for school use can be either Navy Blue or Sky Blue. Long sleeved Polypropylene can be worn under a long sleeved sweatshirt otherwise; short sleeve polypropylene can be worn under short sleeve polo shirts. It is not appropriate for brightly coloured polypropylene to be worn as leggings under shorts, but under trousers, this is fine.

9. Bike shorts that come below the seam of a skirt or dress are not to be worn. Calf length bike shorts or tights are not part of the school uniform. 


SENIOR SCHOOL UNIFORM:

1. Uniform designated for the senior pupils to wear has a point of difference.

Senior pupils in Year 7 and 8 will wear a different Sky Blue/Navy Blue combination Polo shirt and a Navy Blue Jacket. These senior school items can also be purchased from the following designated school uniform supplier – Mainland Uniforms The rest of the senior uniform is the designated general Queenspark uniform.

HEADWEAR:

1. Only the designated school sunhat can be worn. All pupils must wear sun hats outside during terms 1 and 4. Children without a sunhat will be placed in a designated shaded area. The official sun hats are Navy Blue: – the broad-brimmed Aussie drill hat (at least a 7.5 cm wide brim), the bucket hat (with at least a 6 cm wide brim), or the legionnaire hats (with a flap that covers the neck and meets the sides of the front peak.)

2. Jewellery is not to be worn or brought to school for safety reasons. One earring per ear is permitted only. Small, plain, studs/keepers only may be worn in pierced ears. No makeup or coloured nail polish is to be worn in school.

3. Headbands, hair ties and clips are to be Navy, Royal or Sky Blue, plain Black, White or Brown (silver hair clips acceptable). Scrunchies are to be in Navy, Royal or Sky Blue. Scrunchies and headbands made from the school uniform fabrics are also acceptable.

4. Bright coloured head bands and scrunchies are not part of the school uniform.

5. Only Navy, Sky and Royal Blue scarves are to be worn as part of the school uniform.

6. Hair colouring is to be within a pupil’s natural hair tone colours.

7. Hair that passes shoulder length (both girls & boys) must be tied up.

FOOTWEAR:

1. Shoes for school must be sensible and robust enough to take on the everyday sports and physical activities enjoyed at school. Sport shoes are encouraged. Laced up and not slip on.

Acceptable footwear:

Black and brown leather shoes appropriate for school wear, and sports shoes (or trainers) appropriate for school wear. Sports shoes (or trainers) should be predominantly one colour, white, black or blue. There is to be no branded socks worn to school. Socks must be plain colours, white, black or navy only.

Fully enclosed shoes must be worn in the technical/craft classrooms for health and safety reasons.

Sandals, suitable for school (e.g. roman sandals), may be worn during the summer terms but are not an alternative footwear for sports and PE activities, nor are they to be worn in the technical/craft classrooms.

Unacceptable footwear:

Brightly coloured or fluorescent coloured shoes (including sports shoes and trainers), or laces are not to be worn as school uniform. Canvas and high-top basketball-style shoes, Jandals, scuffs, slip-on shoes, Crocs, slippers*, shoes with elevated heels, heavy loose fitting street shoes/loafers or shoes with wheels or open-backed shoes are not to be worn as school uniform. These are inappropriate for life at school.

*(During winter, children may wear slippers in the classroom only. This is up to the discretion of the classroom teacher.)

SPORTS UNIFORM:

1. Sports Shorts

ALL Year Five to Year Eight students will have their own sports shorts as part of their school uniform. The sports shorts will be worn for: Athletics Sports, including Zones and Canterbury finals, Cross Country, including Zones and Canterbury finals, Swimming-Sports (over their togs)
, Syndicate weekly sports’ afternoons, Winter Sports tournament e.g. football, hockey, boys netball, Summer Sports tournament (e.g. tennis, softball, cricket), 
School basketball team, 
House assemblies, 
P.E. lessons (teachers to decide if /when appropriate), lunchtime ‘physical’ games to avoid dirtying the usual uniform shorts.

1. Sport Shorts are not to be worn during the day in place of the usual school uniform shorts.

2. Sports Shorts can be purchased through the school office ($18.00)

3. House Coloured T-Shirts are part of the sports uniform and can be purchased through the school office ($12)

4. Sports Tops can be purchased from Mainland Uniforms ($28) for YR5-8 only.

Board of Trustees
Queenspark Te Hua Mānuka