
• All students must be properly and neatly attired in the school uniform at all times.
• White blouse (no shirt), blue tunic, dark brown nylon socks, flat dark brown shoes. (tunic should not be above the knees)
• School pin, house pin.
• A maximum of:
• 2 pairs fasteners;
• 2 pairs clips
• 2 colours of hair accessories (Dark brown, white, navy blue, sky blue for 1st – 4th formers only, and royal blue for 6th formers only)
• Navy blue tailored jacket/sweater/school jacket
• A watch and a pair of tiny round gold knobs (no stones or decoration) may be worn.
• Hair must be well groomed.
• No extensions, hair colour or bleached hair (partially or fully).
• No butterfly/small decorative hair accessories.
• No Nubian knots.
• No individual plaits.
• One graduation ring.
• Watches and school bags should conform to school colours.
• Nails must be clean and short (tip of the finger).
• No nail polish is allowed
• Students must speak in modulated tones on the compound and in the buses.
• Student must speak politely at all times.
• Standard English must be spoken at all times.
• Students are not allowed to ask ancillary workers, watchmen, bus crew or visitors to purchase items at the shop.
• Students are not allowed to speak to visitors without first obtaining permission from Master of Mistress on duty.
• Students must not converse with bus drivers, conductors, watchmen or groundsmen.
• Students are not allowed visitors during school hours.
• Any illness (slight or serious) must be reported to the nurse (slight illnesses at the appointed times).
• The nurse should be advised when students are on medication.
• Any student who has been absent from school must return with a letter or excuse from parents or guardian.
• No chewing gums.
• No radios
• No music CD in student computers.
• No cell phones, beepers, laptops(except for 4th to 6th formers), i-pods, computer games.
• Every student should respect school property and/or the property of others.
• A fine will be levied against students for any damage to school property.
• Always walk on the right of the staircases, passages, and corridors.
• Adults have the right of way to passages, corridors, and stairs – students must stop at the bottom or top of stairs and allow the adult free passage.
• No running in the quadrangle, on corridors, passages, or verandahs.
• No unnecessary dawdling about in the quadrangle or on corridors.
• No sitting or walking around tanks.
• No sitting or leaning on verandah railings.
• All classrooms must be kept clean, and garbage properly disposed of.
• All students must be punctual for classes.
• All students must respond to the bell for assembly in the quadrangle.
• Every student must attend assembly, devotion, house, and club meetings.
• Students must leave classrooms and assembly in lines/queues.
• Every student must eat in the assigned area, i.e., dining room or a table under the trees.
• No eating in the classrooms, on corridors, or while walking.
• There must be silence in the precincts of the Principal’s office, Vice Principals’ offices, Staffroom, and in the Cafeteria and meal lines.
It is out of bounds to go:
• beyond the top tennis court
• below the walls along the drive
• to the dormitories during school
• along the driveways
• in parked buses or any other vehicle
• to Valhalla, except for music classes
• to the games field/teachers’ flats
• Students must not study in the Chapel. They may go in for quiet prayers and meditation when so moved.
Hampton School is an all-girls boarding school located in Malvern, Jamaica.
