Whangaparāoa College

Information for the Start of the 2026 School Year

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Uniform and Stationery


Refreshed School Uniform!

From 2025 Whangaparāoa College has commenced the staggered introduction of a refreshed school uniform. The new uniform is compulsory for Year 7 learners, attending from the start of the 2025 school year as well as the 2025 Year 11 cohort.  

  • 2025: New uniform compulsory for Year 7, and Year 11 learners, and prefects.

  • 2026: Year 7-12 learners and prefects will be required to wear the new uniform.  The 2026 Year 13 cohort may continue to wear the old uniform for their last year, if they choose to.

  • 2027: All learners will be required to wear the new uniform.

Please click here to go to the NZ Uniforms Whangaparāoa College page to see uniform pricing and to order online.

New Uniform Implementation

Please click on the buttons below to find out more about the implementation phases for the new uniform and to view a full storyboard of the new uniform items.

Uniform Rules

Whangaparāoa College has high expectations regarding the wearing of the college uniform at all year levels. Learners are expected to wear the uniform correctly to and from school, at school or when on activities related to the college whether currently in the new or old school uniform.   

White School Shirts

  • The school tie must be worn with the school shirts, at all year levels.
  • Any clothing worn under school shirts must not be visible. Long-sleeved thermals, coloured or printed T-shirts are not to be worn under the school shirts.
  • School shirts must be worn with the top bottom fastened.  Note: fitted blouses have a “hidden” collar button and elastic loop.

School Tie

  • Learners may remove school ties during school break times only if they are actively participating in sport activities on the junior playground, field or on the turf, not hard surface areas around the school.
  • School ties must be put back on for return to class after breaks and worn at all times in class.
  • In Science Labs and Technology classes the school tie will be tucked into the school shirt, combined with the wearing of art smocks/art t-shirts/aprons etc, or as directed by staff.

School Skirt

  • The mid length school skirt (logo on bottom right) must be worn knee length.
  • Skirts must be purchased in the correct size to ensure a comfortable fit at the correct length.

Jackets

  • All year levels may wear the waterproof school jacket, or a plain dark blue or plain black waterproof rain jacket/coat to and from school and at break times.  Wet weather jackets are not a replacement for the school blazer.
  • As outerwear, these items are not to be worn in classrooms (all teaching spaces are heated during cooler weather).
  • No puffer jackets of any type are to be worn.

Footwear

  • Learners are to wear black, flat-heeled, covered/closed in shoes only.
  • Shoes must be entirely black, with no white or coloured soles or white or coloured logos, and must sit below the ankle.
  • No sandals of any type or Crocs are to be worn.

Other

  • Socks should be plain black above the ankle.  Black opaque or flesh coloured stockings only can be worn.
  • Learners are free to wear jewellery of their choosing as long as it is not deemed, by the school, to be a health and safety risk.  There are no restrictions on learner’s hairstyles or hair colour.
Uniform Sales

All uniform is be available online via a specialised school uniform shop run by NZ Uniforms at www.nzuniforms.com.  Please click here to go to the NZ Uniforms Whangaparāoa College page.

Or uniforms can be purchased 6 days a week, weekdays 9 am - 5 pm and Saturday 9 am -1 pm, from the NZ Uniform shop - please click here for address details.

All major credit cards and WINZ payments are accepted.  NZ Uniforms also run a Uniform Club which allows parents to save for uniform purchases, click here to start saving for your child's school uniform.

Second Hand Uniforms
Local Whangaparāoa and Hibiscus Coast community Facebook pages, local hospice and second hand shops and HBC Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren (based at Manly Methodist Church) are all good sources of second hand uniform.



General Notes
  • Learners are expected to wear the correct school uniform at school, to and from school.
  • All clothing is to be clearly named.