Royal Oak Double Bay now requiring all patrons to wear ID badges showing which school they attended

SCHOOL TIES: The new owners of the Royal Oak have introduced a compulsory ID badge system aimed at increasing transparency.

All patrons of the iconic Double Bay pub must now wear a stick-on label showing which school they attended.

“We’re helping our patrons connect with like-minded individuals,” says a venue spokesperson.

“We’ve always had a strong sense of community here, but the old system of everyone asking ‘So, where’d you go to school?’ was just inefficient.”

Patrons are welcoming the change.

“It saves you wasting ten minutes talking to someone before finding out they went to a public school,” said one former Kambala student.

Management is now considering additional badges showing each patron’s suburb, their ATAR and their parents’ occupations.