What is Schoolies Week?

Police officers watch over the Schoolies week celebrations in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. (Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)

افسران پولیس در حال نظارت از جشن اسکولیز در «سرفرز پارادایس» گولد کوست. Source: Getty Images

School graduation holds significant meaning to adolescents worldwide. In Australia, school leavers tend to celebrate what’s called ‘Schoolies’ over a week. The most popular destination Gold Coast is expecting around eighteen thousand school leavers this November.



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