SCHOOLIES!!!

Biggest party of the year!

Once school is out and all of the year 12's are finally released from the confines of school, a large proportion of them head to the Gold Coast to drink, bum around and just do whatever they want. There are a few different Schoolies locations but the Gold Coast turns out the biggest crowd year after year.

Thousands of teenagers go and it hits the news every single year to worry the parents and show teenagers as deviants and basically fuel the moral panic about binge drinking.




There is also a version of schoolies known as Coasties but that no where near as exciting. Its just people heading down to the east coast which anyone can do in any of the holidays and has nothing on the Gold Coast. It has concerts and about 5000 teenagers -> sounds like a party to me!

It is held over 3 weeks and each week is designated for a different state so people can party with their friends.

Week 1 is for the students of Queensland, as their exams finish first.
Week 2 is generally for New South Wales and week 3 is for Victorian graduates.

This is not set you don't have to be from these states to go on that week. You can go any time you want but a lot of people have said it is more fun to go with people you know or live near. Maybe because that way there is a chance of seeing them again?

Anyway if anyone is thinking of organising a Schoolies trip after year 12 this site has all you need:

http://www.schoolies.com/2009/?ref=mnhome

(Again it won't work and become a proper link sorry but I'm sure everyone knows how to copy and paste:p)

It has all you need to know plus good places to stay, how far it is to the city and beaches, FAQ's, the works so if your thinking of hitting up Schoolies, check out the site!