Does School Uniform Change
Different Aged Children’s
Behavior?
By
Sai
Why I did this research
I wanted to find out what effects school uniform gives
to different aged children in their daily school life.
Does wearing school uniform change the way a
child’s attitude and behavior currently is? I also
wanted to find out whether children prefer school
uniform or not. I wondered whether wearing clothing
of their own choice would make any difference to
children at school.
How I did my research
To find out the answer to my research
question, I sent out a questionnaire. I
did this to find out how children of
different ages felt about school
uniform, changing the design of it or
even removing it. I sent out my
questionnaire to children in Year 4
aged around 9 in Oxley Park Primary
School and children in year 8 aged
around 13 in Hazely School to get a
good comparison between to ages.
What I found out – Question 1
Do I Like Wearing School Uniform?
9
8
7
6
Number of 5
Children 4
3
2
1
0
Y8
Y4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Degree of Agreement
9 10
The degree of Agreement is the
way the children marked their
answer in my questionnaire. It is
scale of 1 to 10. 1 is strongly
disagree, 10 means strongly
agree, and 5 means in the
middle. The number of children
represent the amount of children
who chose the number in the
scale. The results to this
question show that most year 8
children don’t like wearing
school uniform whereas most
year 4 children say they do.
Question 2
School Uniform Should be
Comfortable
On question 2
most year 4 and
year 8 children
agree that school
uniform should
be comfortable.
20
15
Number of
10
Students
Year 4
5
Year 8
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Question 3
School Uniform Should Be Designed By Children
9
8
7
6
5
Number of
Students 4
Year 4
Year 8
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Degree of Agreement
8
9
10
On this question, most
year 4 and year 8 children
agree that school uniform
should be designed by
children. Quite a few year
4 and year 8 children also
disagree with school
uniform being designed
by children.
Question 4
Teachers Should Wear School Uniform
On question 4 most
year 4 children agree
that teachers should
where school uniform
but on the other hand
most year 8 children
disagree with wearing
school uniform.
12
10
8
Number of
Students
6
Year 4
4
Year 8
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Question 5
School Uniform Should Be Colourful
9
8
7
6
Number of 5
Students 4
3
2
1
0
Year 4
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
On this question
most year 4 children
agree that school
uniform should be
comfortable but
most year 8 children
rated number 5 on
the scale of 1 to 10.
Question 6
School Ties Should Be Banned
On question 6 most
year 4 children
disagree that school
ties should be banned
whereas most year 8
children rated 5 on the
scale again.
14
12
10
Number of
Students
8
6
Year 4
4
Year 8
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Question 7
School Blazers Should Be Banned
16
14
12
10
Number of
8
Students
6
4
2
0
Year 4
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Most year 4 and
year 8 children
disagree with
school blazers
being banned.
Question 8
School Uniform Should Be Worn Every
Day
14
12
10
Number of 8
Students 6
Year 4
4
2
0
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
On this question most
year 4 and year 8
children disagree that
school uniform should
be worn everyday.
Question 9
Most year 4 and 8
children on this question
disagree with school
uniform being worn on
all school trips. But
quite a few year 4
children also disagreed.
School Uniform Should Be Worn on All
School Trips
20
15
Number of
10
Students
Year 4
5
Year 8
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Question 10
I Work Best If I Am Wearing School
Uniform
9
8
7
6
Number of 5
Students 4
3
2
1
0
Year 4
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Most year 4 and year
8 disagree that they
work best when
wearing school
uniform.
Question 11
I Work More Creatively in My Own
Clothes
Most year 4 and
year 8 children
agree that they
work more
creatively in their
own clothes.
16
14
12
10
Number of
8
Students
6
4
2
0
Year 4
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Question 12
I Work Harder in my School Uniform
10
9
8
7
Number of 6
5
Students
4
3
2
1
0
Year 4
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Most year 4 children
disagree that they work
harder when wearing
school uniform
whereas most year 8
children marked 5 on
the scale.
Question 13
I Can't Wait to Get my School Uniform
Off When I Get Home
Most year 4 and year 8
children agree that
they can’t wait to get
their school uniform
off when they get
home.
18
16
14
12
Number of 10
Students 8
6
4
2
0
Year 4
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Question 14
I Love My Uniform So Much I Wear it at
the Weekends
30
25
20
Number of
15
Students
10
Year 4
Year 8
5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Most year 4 and year 8
children disagree that
they love their uniform
so much they wear it at
the weekends.
Question 15
Children Should Not Have to Wear
School Uniform Until They Are...
20
Number of Students
Most year 8 children
think that children
should start wearing
school uniform at the age
of 15 and most year 4
children think that
children should start
wearing school uniform
at the age of 5.
15
Year 4
10
Year 8
5
0
age 3
age 5
age 7
Age
age 11 age 15
Question 16
Children Should Not Have to Wear
School Uniform At All
12
10
8
Number of
Students
6
Year 4
4
Year 8
2
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Most year 4 and year 8
children agree that
they should not have
to wear school
uniform at all.
Question 17
I Feel More Confident in my Own
Clothes
Most year 4 and year 8
children strongly agree
that they feel more
confident in their own
clothes.
16
14
12
10
Number of
8
Students
6
4
2
0
Year 4
Year 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Degree of Agreement
Conclusions
After I received my results from the two year
groups, I analyzed the data I received and
came to a conclusion. The data that I have,
proves that most year 4 children think that
school uniform is not too bad but would like to
make a few changes to it but on the other hand,
most year 8 children do not like school
uniform much at all.