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Dress Code

Strong school and home partnership is integral to the overall success of our students and of St. Anselm Catholic School. We appreciate every effort our parent community makes in upholding our school policies and procedures, including the Dress Code For Pupils policy of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). Implementation of the Dress Code policy supports our ability to create a safe and welcoming learning environment for students and promotes a sense of community and belonging.

St. Anselm follows a Colour/Appropriate Dress Code. The dress code consists of any combination of navy bottoms and white or navy blue tops. Below is a guideline to assist parent partners with ensuring that students are in compliance with the dress code.

Tops - White/Navy

Bottoms - Navy

  • White or Navy Collared Polo/Golf Shirt

  • White or Navy Collared Dress Shirt/Blouses

  • White or Navy Long/Short Sleeved Shirts (i.e., t-shirts)

  • White or Navy Long/Short Sleeved Turtlenecks in Winter

  • Navy or White Sweater, Cardigan, Vest or Pull-Over

  • Navy Dress Pants or Cotton Pants

  • Navy Walking Short

  • Navy Skirt, Skorts or Capri Pants

  • Navy Leggings

Footwear:

  • Appropriate flat soled shoes (i.e., running shoes), flat soled boots in winter; no colour restrictions

Items that are not part of the Colour/Appropriate Dress Code

  • No jeans, tank tops, tights, Crocs, open toed footwear, sandals, short shorts, crop tops

  • Clothing items with logos larger than a loonie/toonie

  • Shorts should be visible if wearing an untucked t-shirt/polo/sweater

  • Bottom edge of shorts should fall just above the knee

It is the expectation of administration and staff that all students will be dressed as per the school’s dress code outlined above. Staff and administration continue to engage students in conversations about the school’s dress code (i.e., reminders about wearing the appropriate items, removing sweaters/jackets that are not part of the uniform when indoors) and communicating with families when students are not dressed as outlined. As such, it is important that parents also engage in these conversations at home and assist students with selecting items that comply with our dress code in advance of coming to school each day. Parents are ultimately responsible for elementary student dress.

To assist families who would appreciate having additional dress code items at home, we will continue to hold uniform exchanges. More details will follow in our subsequent communications.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the policy, parents may wish to reach out to our main office. We will do our very best to assist you.

Dress Code Policy