Shorts, pants, skirts and socks will become unbranded at public schools in one state, in a cost-of-living move for cash-strapped parents.
Victoria's student dress code has been updated to ban school logos on uniform items below the waist across all primary and secondary government schools from term one in 2026.
Under the change, state schools can no longer mandate branded shorts, pants, skirts and socks - typically more expensive to buy than generic alternatives - be worn by students.
But they can continue to have logos on their hats, tops, shirts, dresses and jackets to foster school pride and help recognise their students in a crowd.
Education Minister Ben Carroll said scaling back uniform requirements was a simple way to address cost-of-living concerns.
"We want to provide more choice for families and parents," he told reporters at Abbotsford Primary School on Wednesday.
Parents' complaints about rising school uniform costs eating into family budgets were raised at a series of roundtable meetings in metropolitan Melbourne and regional areas.
"A lot of parents were feeling very frustrated," Parents Victoria chief executive Gail McHardy said.
Ms McHardy said Victoria's public school uniform rules have been a hot topic as far back as the 1970s and there should be no cost barrier to public education.
How much the change saves parents will depend on how many school-age children they have and their school's other requirements, Premier Jacinta Allan said.
"It will be a meaningful saving," she said.
"If I just use my own example of one child going to secondary school, it would've potentially saved our family between $100 to $200 on that whole new uniform set for the start of the school year."
Parents were reassured they won't have to chuck out their uniform items with logos for multiple years after the ban takes effect.
"You do not have to replace your uniform ... get your full money's worth," Mr Carroll said.
The minister flagged more changes could be on the cards, including allowing summer and winter uniforms to be worn at any time and banning requirements for certain colour runners with particular uniforms.
