School Uniform Policy

At Notre Dame Catholic High School, the uniform is a source of pride and a builder of community. By choosing to attend Notre Dame Catholic High School, students and their parents have made a serious and long-term commitment to comply with the school uniform code.

Students are required to wear the prescribed school uniform throughout the school year, including examination days. Students failing to conform to the uniform expectations will not be admitted to class, and students will be sent home for repeated uniform infractions. Students are expected to arrive at school in uniform.

NOTRE DAME STUDENT DRESS CODE 

1. Students are always to be in full uniform except for designated Dress Down Days. 
2. Students will wear black or beige McCarthy pants with white or black short or long sleeve ND embroidered shirts or sweaters. 
3. When stockings/ leggings are worn with the kilt, they must be white, black or skin toned. 
4. During the school day, coats, jackets and non-uniform sweaters are to be stored in student lockers and not worn to class or in the atrium, cafeteria, library, hallways etc. 
5. The only acceptable t-shirts or long-sleeved shirts to be worn under the Notre Dame shirt must be solid black, white or grey. 
6. All staff will monitor and enforce the uniform policy. Staff will expect students to arrive to class in proper uniform and will address any student in non-uniform. 
7. Students may be given the privilege of borrowing an article of uniform clothing from the office when required. 
8. Students who are repeatedly out of uniform will be issued detentions and/or suspensions. 
9. Students are required to wear the uniform throughout the school year and on school excursions unless alternative attire is required or approved. 
10. On Dress Down Days, students are expected to wear appropriate casual clothing. Casual clothing must provide the appropriate coverage including midriffs, shoulders, undergarments, necklines etc. Only appropriate language on clothing will be accepted. 
11. Hats will not be worn in the building during the school day. Students are expected to remove their hats upon arrival to school in the morning. 

Notre Dame Uniform Enforcement Policy

Notre Dame, like all secondary schools within the CDSBEO, is a uniform school. While on school property, all students are expected to be wearing uniform tops and bottoms.

Uniform compliance is the responsibility of students and families. If a student arrives at school without a school uniform (tops and/or bottoms), that student will not be permitted to attend class until a uniform is dropped off to the school by a parent or designate. 

If a uniform cannot be delivered to the school, parents (and emergency contacts, if necessary) will be called to pick up the student from school for the day, or until the student is able to return in proper uniform. Our inventory of uniform items available to loan has been depleted, so this will not be a viable option beginning in September 2024.

Some Uniform Tips/Reminders:

•    Ensure uniform items are washed and ready on Sunday evenings.
•    If a child moves between homes, try to ensure some uniform items are available in each location.
•    Having a back-up top and bottom kept in the student’s locker has been very successful.
•    Tights and jogging pants are NOT acceptable or “close enough”.
•    Hoodies and T-shirts are permitted beneath uniform shirts, but hoods must remain down, and these items must be plain white or black in colour only.
•    While some uniform accommodations exist for classes like gym, fitness, and construction, there remain expectations about appropriate attire in these classes and the above policy will apply in these spaces as well.
•    Label uniform items with names/initials to help recover items if they are lost.
•    Visit the school website for a full list of uniform items available, Fit Shop hours, or to purchase new items.