Postkiwi Duncan Macleod

High School is out for Year 12s in Queensland. That’s it. No more school ever. And to celebrate there’s a massive collection of parties down the road at Surfers Paradise. Apartments are booked by student syndicates. The City Council put on entertainment on and by the beach. The police are there to keep an eye out for violence, alcohol abuse and sexual assault. The Federal police are there to keep an eye out for terrorists. And a huge number of adult volunteers are there to provide support, including Hotel Chaplains with their red frogs.

My son has joined forces with a few friends to provide an alternative schoolies event, based in family homes, providing their own entertainment. As I was dropping off food at Venue 2 the family had a bit of fun with the name, “Schoolies”.

Down on the Surfers Strip there are:
Schoolies (Year 12s from Queensland and New South Wales)
Toolies (older guys hoping to prey on Schoolie girls)
Foolies (younger students mixing in for the party)

Here’s a few alternatives:
Catholic graduates: Dooleys
Graduate ghosts: Ghoulies
Irish graduates: Hooleys
Irish Catholic graduates: Hooley Dooleys
Law and Order Staff: Poolice
Ground Staff: Moulies

Queensland Government Gold Coast Schoolies Site