A Sydney teenager has been banned from school functions after wearing a Palestinian scarf to his prom.

A Year 12 student has been banned from school functions after wearing a Palestinian scarf to his graduation ceremony.

The 17-year-old has since filed a complaint with Australian Human Rights Commission after he was banned from attending an end-of-year celebration at Condell Park High School in Sydney’s west on November 28.

During his graduation ceremony in September, the teenager’s older sister gave him a keffiyeh with a traditional black and white pattern. could showcase his Palestinian heritage on the most important day of his school life.

But several teachers accused the boy of making a political statement amid conflict in the Middle East and demanded he take it down, he told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Their demands were dictated despite the school’s long tradition of allowing students to display their culture through certain clothing.

He claimed that some staff even tried to stop him from posing for photos with other classmates.

“I kept explaining that it was a cultural thing that I wear on special occasions, but they kept saying that I was making a political statement in a public school and I couldn’t do that,” he told the publication.

“They said it wouldn’t be the smartest thing to do and that I wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of management so close to the end of the year.”

Other parents present at the ceremony asked staff to drop the issue and allow the boy to wear the scarf.

His family also failed to convince the school that it was a simple tribute to his own heritage.

Two weeks after leaving school, the boy was called to a meeting with staff, who informed him that his decision to wear a scarf disqualified him from attending an official event.

“This experience ruined my school memories. This should be a place where I feel safe and not judged for who I am, but I was wrong,” he said.

A NSW Department of Education spokesperson said Condell Park School “will continue to work with the family and their legal representatives to resolve this matter”.

Boy’s lawyer filed a complaint with the Ministry of Education requesting an official apology and demanded that he be re-invited to the official event.

His Lawyer Abdullah Reslan from Kings Law Group also added that “laws must be put in place to protect society from racial discrimination.”

“It is alarming that taxpayers’ money is being spent on lawyers to prevent an innocent boy from attending a formal event with his peers in these circumstances,” he said.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Condell Park High School for comment.