| PRO | CONTRA |
|---|
| feeling of togetherness | school uniforms are often very expensive |
| you don't know, in what social areas the students live in (hides the social status) | the individuality of the student is restricted |
| | you cannot express your own personality by the clothes you wear any more |
| creates equality | differentiation towards other schools (e.g. conflicts in busses arise) |
| school-identity ("school-spirit") is created | strong identification with your own school |
| social gap between students is not removed by this "disguise" | no more pressure to wear expensive brand-name clothes |