Uniform Shop Hours Term 1

Meadow Springs

• Monday 12.30pm – 4.00pm
• Tuesday 8.00am – 12.00noon
• Thursday 8.00am – 12.00noon
• Friday 12.30pm – 3.30pm

Halls Head Campus

• Monday 8.00pm – 9.00pm
• Thursday 2.30pm – 3.30pm
  

Easter 2024 School Holiday Opening Days

Meadow Springs

• Friday 12 April 10.00am – 2.00pm
• Monday 15 April 9.00am – 3.00pm
• Tuesday 16 April 9.00am – 3.00pm
• Wednesday 17 April 8.00am – 12.00noon (1st day of Term 2)

Halls Head Campus

• Monday 15 April 8.30am -9.00am
• Thursday 18 April 2.30pm – 3.30pm

Dry Cleaning your Blazer

The purpose of this article is to provide some guidance and advice relating to the safe laundering and dry cleaning of your Frederick Irwin School Blazer.

The first rule is that blazers should never be home-laundered. Treat your blazer like any suiting jacket – which is dry clean only. Just like a suit, blazers have high quality fabric (containing wool) together with fusing and lining which must be professionally cleaned. A quality dry cleaner should be used where possible.

The above said, there are some dry cleaners that do not always dry clean in accordance with garment specifications. The primary complaint about dry cleaning is over-heating. When a blazer is over-heated, the fusing (used to make collars and the lapel maintain shape) will come away from the fabric and result in bubbles, a wave pattern or bulging. An experienced dry cleaner will know this and can prevent this from happening.

Frederick Irwin’s blazer manufacturer recommends using a larger-scale dry cleaner rather than small shopping center-based dry cleaners. Larger volume dry cleaners tend to be more professional and have experience with special garments. If you are in any doubt, do not be afraid to ask questions about the dry cleaner’s practices and knowledge.

Sound dry-cleaning practices will ensure your blazer will last longer.

Blazer 2024

Blazers are a compulsory item of the winter uniform for ALL students from Years 7.

If your current High School child is also in need of a new larger school blazer for 2024, please also call into the Uniform Shop as soon as possible.

If you have a blazer that will not fit for Term 2, please have it dry-cleaned and bring it into the uniform shop ASAP, where it can hopefully be sold through our second-hand uniform channel.

Winter Uniforms – Terms 2 and Term 3

After the April school holidays your child/ren will be required to be in full winter uniform. If your student/s requires any of the items below, the new winter stock will be available to purchase from 1 March, please visit the shop at this time.

• Year 5 students have the option of wearing: - Green raincoat
• Year 3/4 students have the option of wearing: - Microfibre sports jacket and track pants

Kindergarten to Year 2

• Warm Nylon Fleece tops (compulsory)
• Warm Nylon Fleece track-pants (compulsory)

All current Year 3 to Year 12 students will require: - Full Winter Formal uniform:

Formal Uniform:

• Blazer from Year 7
• School Jumper (Wool or Cotton)
• Kilt
• Formal Trousers (with Belt Year 7+)
• Primary Winter shorts (to be worn with knee-high grey school socks)
• Formal Green Shirt
• Tie
• Primary Years 3-6 Thick black cotton stockings or Knee-high white socks, Year 7+ black opaque
• Short striped grey school socks to be worn with trousers
• School Hat
  

Lost Uniforms

Can you all please check your children's uniforms for names, if the item is not yours, please return it to the school office as soon as possible, where we are able to give the item to the correct child, if you know the child please pass it on to the owner.

Please be mindful that all items of clothing MUST have your child’s name on it, this will not only reduce the risk of lost items, which result in additional costs for families but items can easily be returned.

Second Hand Uniforms – Meadow Springs Only

Have you any uniforms that no longer fit, re-sell them through them through the uniform shop. If the items are freshly laundered and in a very good condition, the Uniform Shop would like to assess them to possibly include in otheir second-hand section.

Forms are available from either the uniform shop, Reception or online – details needed:

• Name and address – so payment can be deducted from your school fees – once items are sold
• Date purchased – this will help set the selling price

The selling price is set at 60% of the original price, and then you received an increased figure of 75% of this selling price.