Dress Code

Sixth Form Dress code:

Students at  Pioneer Secondary Academy Sixth form are required to dress in formal business attire.  

Male

  • Formal Business Suit – grey, navy blue or black
  • Formal shirt and tie
  • Formal black or dark brown shoes (you must be able to polish them)

Female

  • Formal Business Suit (skirts must be at least to the knee, no stretchy lycra skirts allowed)
  • Formal Business Dress and jacket (Dress must have sleeves which cover at least the top quarter of the arm)
  • Formal Blouse or shirt
  • Formal black or dark brown shoes (you must be able to polish them)
  • Natural tones for makeup were used

The following are not permitted:

  • Brightly coloured suits
  • Casual style dresses such as those with a vest style top, very thin straps and strapless style top
  • Denim/Jeans trousers, shirts, blouses or skirts
  • Casual trousers – combats, track suits, leggings
  • Casual tops – track suit, fleeces, T-shirts, hooded tops, vest tops
  • Shorts, cropped trousers, tight narrow legged trousers made of stretchy legging-type material
  • Sportswear
  • Very short skirts/revealing clothes
  • Trainers, pumps, canvas shoes, Vans, Kicker trainers or leisure shoes/pumps
  • Patterns or shapes cut into hair or eyebrows and brightly coloured hair – eg: Mohicans or tram lines
  • Overly conspicuous jewelry – large earrings, necklaces
  • Coloured Shoe Laces
  • Clothing made of sheer/transparent materials
  • Nail extensions, coloured contact lenses
  • Excessive makeup

Tattoos should not be visible.  Visible body piercing is restricted to the ears and/or one small nose stud only.  Bars, scaffolds and stretchers are not permitted.

In the event that students do not conform to the dress code, parents/carers will be contacted and the student will be issued with a negative point and sent home to change before they can attend lessons.