Print our Secondary School First Day Checklist to help getting ready for the first day of school.
Here’s a generic checklist of items your child will need when he or she attends Secondary School.
| Tick |
Item Required
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| Clothing | |
| Broad brimmed hat | |
| Sunglasses and case (optional) | |
School clothes (uniform or mufti) including:
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| Note: | Covered in shoes – if your teenage takes subjects such as workshop technology, OSH requires them to wear covered in shoes |
| Equipment | |
| School bag (back pack) | |
| Lunch box | |
| Drink bottle | |
| Note: | There could be any number of other equipment requirements based on what subjects your teenager has chosen to take. The school will have lists of requirements that are subject specific. |
| Stationery | |
| Pencil case | |
| Pencils, pens, rubber, ruler, pencil sharpener | |
| Calculator, compass and protractor | |
| Stationery (books and paper as specified by the school).There is often a choice from secondary level about what stationery your teenage prefers to use; whether he/she prefers books for notes or refills and ring binders.
Stationery requirements at this level are likely to include –
The school will have lists of requirements that are subject specific. |
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| Other | |
| Sunscreen – roll on is easy | |
| Is your child tidy and healthy? – do they need a visit to the doctor or the hairdresser / barber for a haircut | |
| Notes: | MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CLEARLY LABELLED |
For more information on labelling school gear read Back to School – Labelling
