1/55Ashleigh Gould, 18 checks out her new star tattoo which she got as part of the 2016 school celebrations. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
Craziest Schoolies photos: 1995-2019
It’s one of the most famous events on the Gold Coast but just because there is no official Schoolies in 2020, it doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy a walk down memory lane.
2/55Victorian Schoolies flock to Surfers Paradise in 2016. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
3/55Gold Coast Grade 12’s Luke Thomas (top), Tom Aulton, Aaron Reardon and Harrison pictured at Burleigh Heads in 2016. Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
4/55Shania Mills-Plowman (left) and Phoebe Bott in 2017. Picture: David Clark
5/552017 schoolies festival Sunday night activities on the Gold Coast - Picture: David Clark
6/55Scoolies on the Gold Coast. 2018. Picture: John Gass
7/552017 Schoolies Paige Harvey (left) and Emma Donovan from Rockhampton. Picture: David Clark
8/552017 schoolies festival Saturday night activities. Picture David Clark
9/55Gold Coast Schoolies 2012.
10/55Gold Coast Schoolies 2012.
11/55Mia George and Simone de Jager in 2013.
12/55Queensland school leavers party in Surfers Paradise in 2013.
13/55Queensland school leavers in 2013. Photo: Brendan Radke.
14/55Shar-Lee Clark and Natalia Joura keep warm in their matching onesies in 2013.
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16/55Schoolies enjoying their Saturday night at the 2013 Schoolies in Surfers Paradise. Picture: Jerad Williams
17/55Grace Brown, Domingos Cardoso and Nikita Biermann in 2014. Picture Glenn Hampson
18/552014 Schoolies Lana Wright, Abbey McGowan, Ashleigh Edwards and Imogen Leighton. Picture: MARC ROBERTSON.
19/55Schoolies enjoy the warm weather on the balcony of their accommodation.
20/55Schoolies on the Gold Coast in 2006. Picture: Jeff Camden
21/55Gold Coast Schoolies Stacey Andrews and Laura Brown venture out in the downpour in 2007. Picture: MARC ROBERTSON.
22/55A schoolie sleeps while the 5am clean up begins for another day. Picture: Hamilton Fiona
23/552008 Gold Coast Schoolies celebrations.
24/55An all-girl brawl during Schoolies 2009.
25/55A Schoolie is left to sleep it off in 2009.
26/55A wheelie bin prank at Gold Coast Schoolies in 2009.
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28/55Elle Daly , Nell Hughes and Tahaani Paterson at the 2010 Schoolies.
29/55Victoria Faulks , Lucy Lockhart , Megan Shuttleworth and Amy Turner in 2010.
30/55It was a damp quiet start to the 2010 Gold Coast schoolies. Picture: MARC ROBERTSON
31/55Griffith University students Felicity Hopkins 20, Joel Delahunty 18, and Skye Maconachie 18 in 1999.
32/55Students amusing themselves on Surfers Paradise Beach in 1999.
33/55Youngsters at Surfers Paradise in 2000. Picture: Donna Cosford.
34/55Angie Vukim 16, Bec Dorries 17, Abby Comacehia 17, and Amanda Taylor 17 from Loreto College in 2001.
35/55Leigh Watson, Jesse Edwards and Jessie Griffin in 2002.
36/55Miami State High School students in 2002.
37/55Teenagers dancing on the beach in 2003. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen
38/55Chirs Goold, 16, from Robina during Gold Coast Schoolies in 2003.
39/55Michelle Fahey, Jonathan Coulton and Renee Brooke in 2003. Picture: Adam Head
40/55Girls from Runcorn High School, Sarah Moxy, Eliza Harvey, Brooke Kelly and Kate Urwin (front).
41/55All Hallows students (front clockwise) Elise Hickey, Lauren Crawford, Jenny Shilleto, Lauren Radley, Gabrielle Edney, Elizabeth Smith, and Courtney Blanchfield in 2004.
42/55Schoolies in 2004.
43/55Ebony Raven (L) and Chauntelle Ross-Gilder from Craigslea High in 2004. Picture: Geoff McLachlan
44/552004 Schoolies Week. Picture: Nathan Richter
45/55(L-R) Michael Deck 18yrs piggy backs Amy Rutherford 17yrs, Nick Brennan 17yrs and Alyssa Campbell 18yrs former Nerang High School students in 2004.
46/55Melbourne Schoolies in 2005 enjoying time at Byron Bay instead of coming up to the Gold Coast. Blake Tyrell 18 years from St Kevins College.
47/55Students from Lourdes Hill College, Lara Boath, Cecilia Moriarty, Sheree Otto, Shikai Dexter, all 17, in 2005. Picture: Adam Head
48/55Chelsea Leach 17 (R) and friends Kathy Cooke (couch) Jessica Saunders, Fran Riley, Mike Riberts and Ruth Bond (pillow) all 17, veg out at their unit in the Aloha Apartments in 1999.
49/55Alex ‘Alby’ Beloff, 17, from Rivermont College shows off his just pierced eyebrow in Surfers Paradise in 1999.
50/55Shawn Brettle, 17 (L) and Damian Freeleagus, 17 and Nathan Tronson (behind) hit the waves in 1997.
51/55Schoolies at Gold Coast in 1997.
52/55Sarah Mitchell, Jo Holecek and Zoe Wood on the Fly Coaster during schoolies in 1999. Picture: Scott Hornby.
53/55Carla Scognamiglio, 17, Matt Fittell 17, Rebecca McLachlan, 17, and Krystelle Warren 17, from Coorparoo Secondary College, enjoying themselves at Surfers Paradise in 1999.
54/55Bec Reid (Kenmore State High) about to be dunked at 6.30 am at Surfers Paradise in 1997.
55/55Youth asleep on the beach in 1996.
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