Ahhh, Catholic School... yikes! Yep, the gals wore tartan skirts and the guys wore blazer, slacks and a shirt and tie. They were quite strict with the dress regs. Funny thing is that as much as the schools wanted us all to appear the same we figured out how to work the system. As you grew, blazers became smaller and more tattered and faded (elbows and cuffs terribly scruffed), shirt tail out, tie at "half staff", shoes not shined. The girls didn't have as much flexibility with their skirts, they just let them get shorter and shorter, more mini skirt than skirt. Short skirts and scruffy dress became the "in style" - the new student status. Things have not changed since the 60's.