Title: Schoolies week - Wikipedia
Headings: Schoolies week
Schoolies week
Contents
History
Locations
Official Schoolies events
Toolies and foolies
Criticism
Problems and risks
Alcohol and other drugs
Sex
Violence
Injuries and death
Red Frogs network
Popular culture
See also
References
External links

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Schoolies week
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"Schoolie's" redirects here. For other uses, see Schoolies (disambiguation). Australian week-long student holiday after final exams
Cavill Mall in Surfers Paradise during Schoolies week. Schoolies or schoolies week (also known as leavers' or leavers' week in Queensland Surfers Paradise and Western Australia and coasties in the Australian Capital Territory) refers to the Australian tradition of high-school graduates (also known as "schoolies" or "leavers") having week-long holidays following the end of their final exams in late November and early December. "Toolies" refers to older revellers who participate in Schoolies week but are not high-school graduates. " Foolies" refers to younger adolescents, who participate in Schoolies week but have not yet graduated from high school. Schoolies week is seen as a final party with schoolmates before they head their separate ways. Contents
1 History
2 Locations
3 Official Schoolies events
4 Toolies and foolies
5 Criticism
6 Problems and risks
6.1 Alcohol and other drugs
6.2 Sex
6.3 Violence
6.4 Injuries and death
7 Red Frogs network
8 Popular culture
9 See also
10 References
11 External links
History
Schoolies week first began on the Gold Coast, Queensland in the late 1970s, in the week following final exams for private single-sex schools. The Broadbeach Hotel was the main meeting place. Schoolies Week events began to be organised for 1980, and from then on the Gold Coast attracted schoolies from all over Australia for celebrations.