Gown Rental & Dress Code for College West Graduation

Dress Code

All graduands attending the ITE Graduation Ceremony will be required to wear the ITE Graduation Attire. 

Graduands who are not properly attired or have hair colour that is not of a natural tone will not be allowed entry into the venue or go on stage to receive the certificate/medal.

ITE has appointed My Uniform Shop to manage the rental and sale of ITE Graduation Attire to graduands. Please click here for more details on renting/purchasing the graduation attire. 

If you have missed the dates above, please call My Uniform Shop’s retail shop at 6276 6689 to check on stock availability before heading down to rent or purchase gowns.

The ITE Graduation Attire consists of a one-piece robe and detachable collar flap. A common design is adopted for all graduands.

Male Graduand	Female Graduand

Please ensure that you have the correct collar flap colour for your Graduation Ceremony. The colour of the detachable collar flap, based on the graduand’s qualification level, is shown below:

Collar Flap Colour Chart 

Level	Collar Flap
Nitec	Red-Yellow
Higher Nitec	Red-Blue
Technical Engineer Diploma Technical Diploma Work-Study Diploma	Red-Purple

Recommended Dress Code to go with Graduation Attire

Graduands are advised to dress neatly and appropriately for the occasion. The ITE graduation gown looks good with the following attire:

Male Graduand	Female Graduand
White / light-coloured long-sleeved business shirt with tie	Blouse or dress with collar, preferably long or ¾ sleeved
Dark-coloured business pants Note: Full-Time National Servicemen (NSF) are expected to change into the recommended outfit	Skirt or dark-coloured dress pants Note: The skirt length should be shorter  than the graduation attire so the skirt does  not hang below the graduation attire.
Dark-coloured office shoes with socks	Court shoes
Short and neat hairdo Coloured hair must be of a natural tone	Neat hairdo Coloured hair must be of a natural tone
The following are examples of unacceptable dressing: Casual pants/jeans, T-shirts, polo shirts, shorts, culottes, bermudas, mini-skirts (females), slippers, sneakers, sports shoes, open toe sandals, ear studs (male graduands).
The following are examples of unacceptable hairdo and hair colours: Long fringe/tying of hair (for male graduands), hair colours such as grey, yellow, gold, blue, green, pink, purple etc.