Uniform Survey Results

Feedback from parents, guardians and students calls for fit and fabric to be among the top considerations when designing our new College uniform.

Our recent uniform survey highlights that although opinion on the comfort of the school jumper is firmly split, our sports shorts are overwhelmingly ranked the most uncomfortable item in the sports uniform, particularly among girls.

Parent and Guardian Survey

Of the 75 responses received, 51 were from families who had purchased the girls uniform or both girls and boys.

Overall the responses show:

• The shirt, shorts and jumper are the most comfortable items in the full school uniform.
• The sports shirt and tracksuit pants top the comfort list in the sports uniform.
• The jumper also tops the list of most uncomfortable items along with the blazer, summer dress and sports shorts.
• The jumper’s weight and texture, the blazer’s size and weight, and the cut and fabric used for the summer dress need to be reconsidered.
• The sports shorts lack stretch and are not designed to fit different shapes and sizes, making them uncomfortable and unflattering.

According to parents and guardians, comfort, price and fabric should be the College’s main considerations when designing a new uniform. They also ranked durability and ease of care as important.

College Principal Marlene Jorgensen said families could be assured that the new uniform would be phased in over several years as students outgrew or wore out their current items.

Student Survey

Almost 300 students responded to the uniform survey, with close to three-quarters girls and a majority in either Year 8 or 9.

Their responses show:

• The jumper is the most comfortable item in the full school uniform followed by the trousers and shirt.
• Tracksuit pants topped the comfort ranking in the sports uniform.
• The summer dress and girls sports shorts are among the most uncomfortable items of the current uniform.
• The fit of the sports shorts, the colour and fabric of the summer dress, and shoulder pads in the blazer are among the things to review.

Comfort, fit and colour were ranked the top three considerations students believe the College should consider when designing the new uniform, with gender-neutral options also suggested.

Where to from here?

A forum to discuss the survey results was held with students last week. A representative from our uniform supplier, Academy Uniforms, joined staff and students to discuss how their feedback could be applied to the design of the new uniform.

Parents and guardians are invited to the next meeting of the Parents and Friends Association on Wednesday 30 March. They will have another chance to provide input to the new designs and hear from Academy Uniforms.

More results from the uniform survey are available below.

CRC Melton Uniform Review Survey Results

For more information or if you have any questions please email Deputy Principal – Head of Cobblebank Campus Kerrie-Ann Matthews at kmatthews@sfcc.vic.edu.au