I like our school colours.
They're blue, red and white,
and they look really nice in the uniform.
Like many kids around Australia,
these guys go to a school with a strict uniform policy.
We're not allowed to wear any socks that aren't the school socks.
And we've got to wear a hat during summer,
so that's Term 1 to Term 4.
But when it comes to the girl's uniform,
there are a few option.
They can choose to either wear pants or skirts.
I just like the skirts because they're just what I've been wearing
and I'm just sort of used to it.
Well, I really like the pants
because they're really comfortable and, to me, they look really good.
While lots of other schools have a similar policy,
it's not the case everywhere.
At some schools, girls' uniforms mean dresses and skirts
while the boys wear shorts and pants,
and that's been causing a lot of debate.
Recently, a study from the University of Melbourne
found that there was more chance of kids being active at lunchtime
if they were wearing shorts or pants.
Research shows that you're more likely to be running around
at lunchtime if you're wearing shorts or pants
as opposed to something like a dress, which is more restrictive.
It's something these girls are pretty passionate about.
Hi, I'm Sophia.
And I'm Sophie.
And we're both 11 and from Perth.
Sophie and I believe that girls should have the option
of wearing shorts or trousers at school.
Recently, Sophia wrote a letter
to the Western Australia education minister
saying it wasn't fair that she wasn't allowed to wear shorts or pants
except during PE.
A few months later, we got call from the education department
and they told us that they were going to change the policy
and that was really good news for me, my mum and all my friends.
Not only did Sophia's school change its policy,
Western Australia's government made it compulsory
for all state public schools to offer girls a choice
between dresses and pants.
And last week, Victoria said it might bring in similar rules.
The group called Girls' Uniform Agenda is campaigning
for other states to follow.
I think it'll be great for every girl in Australia
to have a choice of shorts or trousers,
including private schools
because they like to do sport as much as we do and...
..then everyone can be happy and free.
But not everyone agrees.
Some reckon it should be up to individual schools to decide
what their students wear
and that kids should respect the uniform policy
whatever the style.