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
• sustainable production of items
• how and where parents/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.

Clauses from one agreement template should not be copied and added to other templates.

For further information on school procurement processes, refer to the Procurement – Schools policy.