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School uniforms, 2005

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School uniforms, 2005

Since the 1990s some school uniforms have been fairly casual and made from easy-care stretch fabrics. In 2005 Silverstream School in Mosgiel opened and the children wore a uniform comprising red polycotton tops and navy skirts and shorts. Shoes were a matter of individual preference. 

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Otago Daily Times

Reference: 7 January 2005, p. 10

by Peter McIntosh

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Fiona McKergow, Clothes – Uniforms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41158/school-uniforms-2005 (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Fiona McKergow, published 18 March 2013.