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Schoolies or Schoolies week (known as Leavers' or Leavers' week in Western Australia) refers to the Australian tradition of high-school graduates (known as "Schoolies" or "Leavers") having week-long holidays following the end of their final exams in late November and early December. Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06) - Product ($m) $107,910 (4th) - Product per capita $53,134/person...
Locations Queensland's Gold Coast, particularly Surfers Paradise, maintains its status as the largest single venue for this revelry, attracting tens of thousands of Schoolies. Schoolies have similar traditions at Magnetic Island in Townsville, Airlie Beach in the Whitsundays, Sunshine Coast and Port Macquarie. Byron Bay & Surfers Paradise are particularly popular amongst private school graduates.
For South Australia, Victor Harbor is the location of choice, while in Victoria the Surf Coast is popular, mainly consisting of Lorne and Torquay.
In Western Australia, Rottnest Island off Perth and the South West towns of Dunsborough and Busselton are popular destinations. Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd...
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Surfers Paradise by day during Schoolies week, in Cavill Mall. ...
Magnetic Island with Townsville suburbs in the foreground Magnetic Island is the southernmost island in this map, Ingham & Townsville are marked on the mainland (click to zoom) Magnetic Island, just offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia in Cleveland Bay is a 52 km² mountainous island which has effectively...
‎ The Strand CBD from Museum of Tropical Queensland, features Castle Hill in background Townsville (Postcodes: 4810-4819) is an urban centre on the north-eastern coast of Australia, in the state of Queensland. ...
The Beach - Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia Airlie Beach is a seaside village in the shire of Whitsunday, Queensland, Australia. ...
The Whitsunday Islands are a collective of continental islands of various sizes off the coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between Townsville and Mackay and some 500km north of Brisbane. ...
Population: 282,645* (2005)[1] (11th) Location: 100 km from Brisbane State District: Caloundra, Maroochydore, Kawana, Noosa, Nicklin Federal Division: Fisher, Fairfax The Sunshine Coast (population 282,645 with up to an additional 50,000 in visitors and seasonal workers) is a coastal region located in South East Queensland, north...
Port Macquarie is a city on the mid-North Coast, New South Wales, Australia, located about 450 km north of Sydney, and 510km south of Brisbane. ...
Cape Byron Lighthouse Tallow Beach looking south from the lighthouse Byron Bay (, ) is a town in the state of New South Wales on the eastern most point of the mainland of Australia. ...
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Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
Victor Harbor is a city on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, Australia. ...
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Surf Coast Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...
Lorne is a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. ...
View from Point Danger, looking towards the Torquay surf beach. ...
Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06) - Product ($m) $107,910 (4th) - Product per capita $53,134/person...
Rottnest Island from space The Basin and Bathurst Lighthouse Rottnest Island ( ) is located 19 km off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. ...
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Dunsborough is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, 254 kilometres south of Perth on the shores of Geographe Bay. ...
Busselton is a town in the south west portion of Western Australia. ...
Criticism Since the event began to attract large enough numbers to warrant annual media attention, the schoolies week has become a familiar concept nation-wide. Popular media frequently criticise what has become a rite of passage due to binge drinking and promiscuity. Police attention is regularly required where the collective behaviour of schoolies at some locations gets out of hand such as Rottnest in 1986. For other uses, see Rite of passage (disambiguation). ...
Rottnest Island, a popular weekend getaway for both locals and visitors, is located 17 kilometres off the Western Australian coast near Fremantle. ...
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In efforts to reduce such acts, the week-long event in Western Australia has, as of 2006, been reduced to 6 days, which itself has resulted in a fair amount of criticism from the youth public. The island's capability of holding the large amount of people has been put under strain, and now the total number of teenagers allowed on has been reduced to an extremely limited amount. This has again resulted in criticism from Western Australian students, who claim they have the right for one week's partying to celebrate the end of school.
In recent years, violence (notably sexual violence) has become an increased threat to the safety of students and others participating. Fights have broken out between schoolies from one area and another[1] and predictable media coverage of antics, accidents, and attacks has followed.
The Queensland Government has been criticized for their efforts to stage manage the event and limit celebrations.[1]
2007 saw one of the most troublesome Gold Coast schoolies celebrations in history, were in one night police arrested 30 schoolies and the number of arrests for the entire week celebration was double compared to the previous year. Supt. Jim Keogh said that over the past eight days of schoolies celebrations 217 schoolies have been arrested on 244 charges compared with 94 schoolies arrested for the same period in 2006. Charges have been laid against schoolies for serious assault, drunk and disorderly, drugs and obstructing police. It has prompted talks of banning schoolies week. [2] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
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Other - Toolies At popular schoolies venues, it is not uncommon for there to be a presence of people well past school age, often labelled as toolies. The word "toolies" is derived from the notation "too old for schoolies" and also the Australian slang expression "Tool" which is synonymous with "wanker." The group is collective bunch of people who did not necessary graduate in the same year they attend schoolies week, often "toolies" still celebrate schoolies week years after they have graduated. For many people (such as highschool students from year 11 and under who try to join the fun), toolies have become associated with the targeting of drunk teenagers for sex, and toolies are also frequently involved in any disturbances that may take place during the celebrations. Because of this, toolies are a major topic of scrutiny during schoolies week.
Another group that have some presence at schoolies week celebrations are those known as foolies or sometimes pre-schoolies. These are adolescents who haven't yet left school but still partake in activities during schoolies week.
An extension of this group of people are a small minority often referred to as "coolies". These are students past school age but have decided to delay their "schoolies" experience for noble reasons.
Many organised events during schoolies week, such as concerts, only admit those who are school leavers. On the Gold Coast in particular, schoolies are often given wristbands as a form of identification.
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References
External links - Queensland Government's Schoolies Week site
- Victoria's youthcentral schoolies week resources
- National Schoolies Website
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