What do I wear in Form 6?
Afterschool
April 16, 2015
The updated guidelines aim to balance freedom of expression with professionalism, ensuring Form 6 students dress appropriately while embracing their individuality.
Flexibility in Attire
Form 6 students can wear a variety of clothing, including batik, brightly coloured shirts and baju kurung, offering freedom in style while maintaining professionalism.Clear Dress Code Restrictions
Denim, T-shirts, tight clothing, jeans, and sandals remain prohibited, ensuring students maintain a neat and appropriate appearance.Guidelines for Activities
Outdoor activities have a separate dress code, allowing long or short-sleeved T-shirts and track pants, as long as the attire avoids political or offensive imagery.
The Malaysian Ministry of Education has confirmed that students beginning the new academic year for Form 6 are allowed to wear clothing that is not the standard secondary school uniform as part of the effort towards 'rebranding' Sixth Form.
Director General of Education, Datuk Seri Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof, also announced that schools can no longer force or instruct Form Six (6) students to wear clothes according to a uniform standard.
The new dress code for sixth formers beginning in 2015 is as follows:
- Students are allowed to wear batik clothes to school.
- Male students are also allowed to wear brightly coloured shirts and pants to school but cannot have flower patterns or other designs
- Students are free to choose the colour of their shirts, but they need to make sure there are no patterns. Stripes or checkered patterned shirts are allowed.
- Students may still wear their secondary school uniforms.
- Long trousers should not exceed the ankle and should not be tight. Students are also allowed to wear belts, but the size of the belt buckle may not exceed 5 centimeters.
- Students are prohibited from wearing any clothing made of denim.
- Female students may wear baju kurung. They are also allowed to wear pants. Other clothing allowed include sleeve blouses, maxi dresses, and skirts above the knee.
- Jeans, cargo pants, shorts and tights are not allowed.
- Students are not allowed to wear T-shirts and tight clothing to school.
- Male students are required to wear shoes with socks, while female students may only wear shoes that cover their feet. Slippers, clogs or sandals are not allowed.
- For outdoor activities, students are encouraged to wear long pants or track pants and long or short-sleeved T-shirts.
- T-shirts for outdoor activities should not have political, violent, abusive or any other images that may be considered to bear negative messages.
For more information on the allowed and prohibited dress codes as issued by the Ministry of Education, read/download here (PDF file).
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