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We have uniforms for all our schools here, which last for years at least 3, shirts are bought from school with a logo and the shorts anywhere, high school they are bought from school, ds1 is still wearing shirts from 3yrs ago but due to growth spurt they are getting short and will have to buy new ones for his last year next yr (gr12) but I have ds2 go into high school as ds1 leaves so the will be handed down, I love uniforms.
I only buy new stuff if the kids need it, I know some of thier friends just get new stuff as it the new year but if there is nothing wrong with what they have, shoes, backpack etc I don't replace it.
There are always back to school sales so I buy thier stuff then with an extra pkt of coloured pencils etc as they always go through rubbers, rulers, glue sticks and they are dearer to buy later, also they only tell you they need a new one as you're off to school and no shops open.
At high school we have a levy that includes all text books and printouts for the year, it is cheaper if you pay this within the first month of school to encourage early payment, so I always pay this to save my $15 other than that high school is rather cheap.
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