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A private school has decided to ban female pupils from wearing skirts or dresses
Its principal claims it will make them more active in class and in the playground
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School is believed to be the first to have done so
The new school policy will apply to all girls in kindergarten, prep and year one

Published: 10:08 EDT, 21 October 2018 | Updated: 10:08 EDT, 21 October 2018

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A $17,000-a-year Melbourne private school has decided to ban young girls from wearing skirts or dresses.

Teachers at the exclusive school claim the change will lead girls to participate more in school life.

The move by Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School came after they conducted an 18-month audit and found the uniform its female pupils were asked to wear was not 'fit for purpose'.

It is believed to be the first policy of its kind in Victoria.

$17,000-a-year Melbourne private school Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar (pictured) has decided to ban young girls from wearing skirts or dresses - with teachers claiming it will lead to them participating more in school life

The traditional school uniform for girls will be replaced with pants for pupils in kindergarten, prep and year one.

A choice including shorts, jumpers, shirts and dresses will be available for girls from year two and upwards, according to The Herald Sun.

Principal Elisabeth Rhodes said: 'We know research that points to the fact young girls are not as active as their male counterparts and we looked at things that might inhibit them.'

'We wanted to encourage them if they wanted to hang upside down on the monkey bars or run around outside.

'A change was needed.'

The new pants have been custom-designed for girls, according to Ms Rhodes, and a year-round wardrobe has been designed for pupils to reflect the school's contemporary values.

The traditional school uniform for girls will be replaced with pants for pupils in years one and two (stock image)

Lowther Hall's policy change comes after Victoria implemented new laws last year mandating all state schools to give girls the choice of wearing either pants or shorts (stock image)

Lowther Hall's policy change comes after Victoria implemented new laws last year mandating all state schools to give girls the choice of wearing either pants or shorts.

Private schools were exempted from the rules, however, and school councils are still responsible for deciding dress codes.

The laws were partly inspired by six-year-old Catholic school student Asha Cariss - who won the right to wear trousers at school in 2016 after her mother launched an online petition.