Student Dress Code

Uniform supply arrangements

Considerations

When deciding on a uniform supplier, school councils should consider:

• costs
• quality of items
• quality control of the supplier
• reliability, continuity and lead time of supply
• ability of manufacturers/suppliers to meet required delivery deadlines
• selecting Australian made items or using local businesses
• selecting manufacturers/suppliers that can provide evidence that they meet ethical manufacturing standards (refer to: FairWear)
• sustainable production of items
• how and where parents or carers can purchase items
• cleaning requirements and costs
• returns policy for faulty stock
• re-use or recycling of items.

Standard agreements

Schools must formalise arrangements with their chosen supplier by using one of the department's approved agreement templates. It is important to have a written agreement as this enables the school council to enforce the terms of its agreement and ensures that both parties are clear about their rights and obligations.

The department has 3 agreement templates relating to school uniforms. These are:

• School council licence – school uniform business premises (DOCX) (staff login required) – to license an area of the school to a supplier to sell the uniform from a designated area in the school
• School council agreement for the appointment of school uniform supplier (DOCX) (staff login required) – to appoint a supplier to sell the school uniform from the supplier’s retail premises
• School council agreement for the purchase of school uniforms for on-sell (DOCX) (staff login required):
  • to purchase school uniforms from a supplier, and then
  • on-sell the school uniform directly to students and their families.