School Uniform

All pupils attending Lochaber High School are expected to wear the uniform detailed below:
  • Plain white school shirt, buttoning to the neck (long or short sleeve)
  • School tie  
  • Plain black knitted v-neck jumper or cardigan (with or without school logo)
  • Plain black school trousers or skirt 
  • Plain black shoes (formal school shoes or plain black trainers)
Pupils should NOT wear the following:
  • Jeans (no denim)
  • Jogging bottoms
  • Shorts
  • Hoodies or tops with prominent logos
  • Clothing, scarves or badges related to football teams or other organisations

All pupils will be asked to remove outdoor clothing in class (jackets, scarves, gloves etc).

Where to buy school uniform
There is no requirement to purchase from any particular supplier. We have arranged for knitted tops (jumpers and cardigans) with school logos to be provided by Gilmour Sports, Harbour Road, Inverness, IV1 1UF (Tel. 01463 222022). These are also available from ‘Clothing at Tesco’ and Lochaber Embroidery and Printing (LEAP). Trousers, skirts, shirts, jumpers and cardigans without logos are also available from Tesco, Asda, M&S and host of other suppliers. See links to online ordering sites below.
The school tie is black with a red stripe and can be purchased from the school office.
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Gilmour Sports
Help with buying uniform
Free school meals and assistance with school clothing can be claimed if you are receiving any one of the following:
  • Income Support
  • Universal Credit 
  • Income-based Job Seekers Allowance 
  • Any income related element of Employment and Support Allowance 
  • Child Tax Credit, but not in receipt of Working Tax Credit, and your income is less than £16,105 (as assessed by the Inland Revenue)
  • Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit and an income below £6,420 (as assessed by the Inland Revenue)
  • If you are 16 to 18 yrs old and receive any of these benefits in your own right then you can claim for yourself
  • If you are an asylum seeker receiving support 

You can get further information and download an application form from the Highland Council website.