A.F. LOUW

PRIMARY SCHOOL

LAERSKOOL

LAERSKOOL

School uniform for Boys

  • Grey shorts or trousers

  • Grey/white short sleeved open necked shirt

  • Black school shoes

  • Grey socks

  • Navy Blue school jersey

  • In Term 1 and 4 ONLY – Boys may come to school barefeet. As the tar is hot, learners MAY wear ALL BLACK (ONLY) slip slops (plakkies)

  • The full school tracksuit may not be worn in Term 1

  • The full school Tracksuit may be worn in Terms 2, 3 & 4

  • A navy blue drimac/windbreaker may be worn over the school jersey when it is cold or wet

  • Boys may wear a WHITE T-shirt or white vest under the school shirt. Long sleeves may not be visible under the school shirt.

School uniform for Girls

  • Dark blue dress with A.F.Louw badge or grey trousers

  • White short or long sleeved shirt

  • White socks (NOT secret socks) or navy blue pantyhose/tights. Pantyhose and socks may not be worn together.

  • Black school shoes

  • In Term 1 and 4 ONLY – Girls may come to school barefeet. As the tar is hot, learners MAY wear ALL BLACK (ONLY) slip slops (plakkies)

  • Navy blue school jersey

  • A navy blue drimac/windbreaker may be worn over the school jersey when it is cold or wet

  • The full school tracksuit may not be worn in Term 1

  • The full school tracksuit may be worn in Terms 2, 3 & 4

  • Girls may wear a WHITE T-shirt or white vest under the school shirt. Long sleeves may not be visible under the school shirt.

Official A.F.Louw uniform for physical education and sport

  • Dark blue/navy blue sport shorts

  • Light blue A.F.Louw sports shirt

  • White short socks (NOT secret socks) for girls

  • Grey socks (NOT secret socks) for boys

  • Takkies must be mostly white or black with no coloured laces

  • ALL BLACK flip flops/plakkies may be worn in Terms 1 and 4 ONLY

  • A.F.Louw Tracksuit

The following concession is made: On the day when learners have physical education (one day aweek as on their timetable) they may come to school dressed in the above sports clothes. Learners’ who do not own school sports clothes, are to come to school in formal school uniform. They may bring alternative shorts and a T-shirt for PE but are to change at school before the lesson and after the lesson.

Exceptions for sports matches

  • Soccer players wear soccer shorts and shirts (school property) with the player’s own boots and grey socks

  • Rugby players wear rugby shirts (school property) with the player’s own dark blue shorts. Bare feet.

  • Netball: U13A and U12A play in netball clothes (school property) with the player’s own white socks and sport shoes that are mostly white.

  • Netball: All other age groups wear school sports uniform.

  • Cricket: Player’s own light blue sports shirt, own white sports short, own grey socks and own sports shoes, mainly white.

  • Players MUST arrive at matches dressed properly and uniformly

Section C: Other Authorised wear (Non-official)

  • School peak cap

  • Scarves, beanies and gloves: ONLY plain navy blue and ONLY in Terms 2 & 3. No logos or other colours

  • Girls may wear dark blue or black short ski-pants under their dresses. No other colours or types may be worn.

  • The red/green/yellow sports shirt is not school wear. It may not be worn to school. Learner’s may bring it to school to practise sport in or bring it to school for PE.

  • The Muslim girls may wear a dark blue or black head scarf for religious purposes.

Grade R learners

  • Grade R learners may wear the school sports uniform – navy blue sports shorts, with the light blue sports shirt and takkies (mostly white or black). They may wear the school tracksuit over the sports uniform.

  • They may wear their own clothes to school but we ask parents to ensure that clothes are comfortable to allow the child to play.

  • Hair rules as for the rest of the school apply.

Rules for wearing school uniform and general appearance

  • It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to ensure that learners are dressed properly at all times.

  • No mixing and matching of school uniform and sports uniform is allowed.

  • School uniform and sports uniform must be repaired and not torn. All buttons and zips must work. (This includes boys’ trousers)

  • All items must be clearly marked.

  • School rule applicable: learners may NOT chew bubble-gum when dressed in any school attire.

  • Shoes must be fastened: buckles in working order and fastened; shoe laces the same colour as the original laces of the shoes, and fastened.

  • Nothing may be added to the uniform without prior permission.

  • No earrings, except the small gold or silver studs for girls. One stud per ear.

  • No jewellery, accessories, coloured contact lenses or visible tattoos.

  • Nails: short and clean. NO nail polish or false nails.

  • No blankets may be worn/used or wrapped around learners.

  • If it is necessary to deviate from the determined uniform, permission must be obtained from the Governing Body.

  • When learners are allowed to wear civvies to school, the following rules apply:

  1. Learners must be dressed neatly and respectfully

  2. No beach wear, no tight fitting, see-through, no bare stomachs or revealing clothes are allowed

  3. Hair, shoes and accessories must be neat.

  • No learner is allowed to be in possession of a cell phone at school. Should it be necessary to bring a cell phone to school, it is to be handed in to either the teacher or at the office. The school will take NO responsibility for mislaid or stolen cell phones.

  • Any transgression of the school uniform rules is a transgression of the Code of Conduct and will thus be addressed accordingly. The principal or deputy principal, may send the learner home if deemed necessary.

  • Learners may not shave patterns into their eyebrows.

Hair

Learners must be neat and tidy at all times when dressed in school uniform.

Boys: One length cut all over or an acceptable schoolboy haircut. A fade may be worn, where top of the head is cut one size longer than the rest of the head. No MUSHROOM hairstyles where the top is much longer than the rest of the hair. No colours. No patterns may be shaved on to the head. No fancy styles. Gel is not necessary. Boys may not wear their hair braided. Dreadlocks are to be covered with a black or navy blue scarf.

Girls: No colours, no fancy hair accessories. Hair ribbons and accessories are to be white or navy blue. No fancy hair styles. Hair may be plaited close to the head.

Braids may be worn subject to the following: They are neat and tidy, they are not longer than shoulder length and they are same colour as the natural hair. No heavy buns, no fancy braids. No wigs or hair pieces may be worn. No beads or decorations may be woven into braids, plaits or hair. There may be no fancy shapes shaved on to the head. If a fade hairstyle is worn, the hair on top may be cut one length longer than the rest of the head. No MUSHROOM hairstyles.

If a learner’s hair is not according to these instructions, the parents will be contacted to fetch the learner from school immediately to correct the hair style.

Clothing Bank

The Clothing Bank at school sells the school tracksuit .

Contact the school for prices.