Ahead of the official start of the 2023-2024 academic year, the Department of Education-Nevis issued an updated Students’ Hair Policy, which applies to all public schools on Nevis.

The rules apply to all Pre, Primary and Secondary Public Schools on the island that came into effective on September 4th, 2023.

The General guidelines state: “all students should maintain neat and clean hair at all times, hairstyles must not obstruct the normal view of others, natural hair and hairstyles for religious purposes or medical requirements, must be managed to prevent visual obstructions. Unnatural hair colour, dyes or coloured sprays, should not be placed in the hair.”

For the males: hair should not be longer than 2 inches in length. Hair should be neat and well groomed. This means: hair should not be braided.

For the females: extensions are permitted but only conservative and protective hairstyles should be used. These should be no longer than shoulder length. If extensions are longer, they will have to be removed or adjusted. Wigs or weaves are not allowed.