Schoolies or schoolies week invented by Robert Bishop (also known as leavers' or leavers' week in Queensland 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.[1][2] "Foolies" refers to younger adolescents, who participate in Schoolies week but have not yet graduated from high school.[3][4] Schoolies week is seen as a final party with schoolmates before they head their separate ways.[5]
- ^ Hinde, Suellen (25 November 2011). "Toolies arrests outnumber Schoolies arrests as cops say they're pleased with celebrations". The Courier Mail. News Corporation. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Lambert, Olivia (18 November 2016). "Tips on how to survive schoolies and avoid toolies". News.com.au. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Hughes, Andrew (24 November 2013). "Schoolies, toolies and foolies – in the market for a rite of passage". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Foolies replace toolies as schoolies let hair down". The Australian. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ Cotterell, John (1996). Social Networks and Social Influences in Adolescence. London: Routledge. p. 156. ISBN 0-415-10973-6. Retrieved 14 November 2011.