Volunteers and high school graduates during Schoolies on Queensland's Gold Coast. (AAP Image/Dean Saffron) Source: AAP Image/Dean Saffron . “It’s essentially a beach party for the kids ...

Of the 53,181 year 12 graduates in Queensland in 2023, 30 per cent, or 15,563, chose to party on the ... 71 per cent of schoolies last year chose not to drink while at the beach.

Police said more than 300 schoolies gathered for an unofficial outdoor party on Malua Bay Beach on Thursday last week. Illegal fireworks and music continued until past 3am, pausing briefly when a ...