Schoolies or schoolies week (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.