Uniform
All students in Years 7 to 11 are required to purchase and wear the issued school uniform. Uniforms are generally school-specific in terms of colour and style. Students in the senior school (Years 12 and 13) are allowed to wear presentable casual clothing. On the last day of Year 11 it is customary to get signatures from classmates and friends on one's uniform and also customise it often by ripping it and/or putting patches on it, although some students donate their uniforms to schools in Nepal.
Sha Tin College uniforms consist of a standard white button-up shirt with the school logo emblazoned on the left-chest pocket. Boys are expected to wear the straight-legged navy trousers while girls have the option of navy trousers or skorts. No tie is required but the uniform also includes a navy jumper, fleece, scarf and P.E. shorts with the gold and blue school logo emblazoned on all. Students of the upper school are also allowed to have two facial piercings; and people in the lower school are allowed one. Students are required to wear black leather shoes, while trainers are not allowed.
The PE uniform has changed since 2002. It used to consist of a white polo shirt with a diagonal stripe across the front in one's house colour. The new uniform is a polo-styled shirt in yellow, blue, green, purple, red or orange according to the student's house colours, with navy collars and navy tracksuit shorts or bottoms. There has also been an addition of a PE hoodie to the list of items of uniform.
Later, the PE uniform has changed to a plain house colour shirt with your house name sewn on the sides of the sleeve. The pants were navy blue with a school logo on the back pocket.
Starting from November 2007, students can receive detentions for not wearing proper uniform, including shoes.
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