All you need to know about schoolies festival 2012 november 16-18 victor harbor sa
What is Schoolies Festival 2012?
Schoolies is a party created and celebrated by Year 12 school leavers from all around Australia. Schoolies week is the annual celebration of Year 12 students after their end of year exams. Schoolies Festival 2012 is the No.1 highlight for Schoolies SA activities and each year the Festival gets bigger and better.
When is Schoolies Festival?
This years festival kicks off on Friday 16 November and keeps partying out until late in the night of Sunday 18 November. Make sure you get your presale Festival tickets. (ON SALE SOON)
Where is Schoolies Festival?
Schoolies Festival is in Victor Harbor, a seaside holiday town 70km from Adelaide. The festival is held on Warland Reserve right in the centre of town. The main streets and shops are a minutes walk from the festival as is the beach. During the day you may want to check out the beaches for a surf, local shopping or even see a movie at the old-skool cinema.
Follow this link for more info about Victor Harbor:
www.tourismvictorharbor.com.au
How do I get there?
Check out the PLAN AHEAD page for information on how to get to Schoolies Festival 2012. If you buy a festival ticket you can ride the FREE MAC Schoolies Bus from Adelaide to Victor and return! (more info and bookings coming soon)
Whats going on at Schoolies Festval?
Schoolies Festival hours are 8pm-3am and we have all your entertainment sorted!
Come and dance at the Schoolies Club Tent, our hugest festival venue where some of Australia’s hottest DJ’s play all your fav tunes. Schoolies resident MC’s will keep the party rocking with free giveaways and celebrity guest appearances.
The Beach Hut is for those Schoolies who are into R’n’B, drum&bass and alternative dance music. This funky dance venue is small and intimate lit up with coloured Chinese lanterns and a sand floor.
Hang with your mates, catch a midnight flick in the super comfy couches or Sing your heart out with Karaoke every night in the Lounge Room and be prepared to go all out at the themed dance parties. Themes will be announced a bit later in the year so keep your eye on this space…
Of course there will be food! Food, drink and free water stalls posted throughout the festival site.
This is just a taste of what will be happening at Schoolies Festival 2012.
How to I get to the Festival site?
When you purchase your ticket to Schoolies Festival 2012 you'll get FREE unlimited rides on the ‘MAC Schoolies Bus’. You can catch the bus throughout the day and to and from the festival at night. Destinations include Victor Harbor, Encounter Bay, Port Elliot, Goolwa and Middleton. Details coming soon.
Who are the green team?
Annually, Encounter Youth gathers a team of around 600 volunteers, affectionately known as the ‘green team’ as you can spot them in their green t-shirt or hoodie. During Schoolies you will see volunteers picking up rubbish, selling tickets or giving out free food and that’s just a start! These guys and girls are gathered from Christian churches across South Australia and pay to volunteer at the Festival. They are all trained specifically for Schoolies Festival and have many other qualifications (youth workers, counsellors, school chaplains, nurses, first aid and more). Look out for Encounter Youth Volunteers in their green t-shirts and hoodies. They are your info and support source during your Schoolies experience
What about the environment?
In keeping with our green philosophy, we have a commitment to minimizing the impact Schoolies Festival 2012 has on the local environment. There will be bins galore around the Festival site so there is no excuse for dropping your rubbish about the place. Festival volunteers will be cruising around to collect excess rubbish so do us (and the environment) a favour and PLEASE put it in the bin!
What about safety?
We want you to have an awesome Schoolies and that involves staying safe. How do we do this?
You get 3 nights of fully supervised entertainment, alcohol and drug free and exclusive to Encounter Youth Inc. The Schoolies street team of around 600 volunteers is always available to help out and there are security guards at each Schoolies Venue. Emergency services and St Johns first aid service are onsite and prepared to help should they need to. Victor Harbor itself is a 24hr dry zone during Schoolies week and the Festival weekend and there will be extra police to make sure you all have an awesome Schoolies Festival 2012.
What do I bring
While it is nearly summer it can still become icy cold at night so bring plenty of warm gear. If you’re camping, don’t forget your sleeping bag, a torch and plenty of warm and waterproof clothing. Victor Harbor has some amazing beaches so be sure to bring sun cream, a hat and swimmers.
Dollars
Bring enough cash for three days including accommodation/Festival ticket/food/transport/incidentals like snacks or sun cream. Get your Festival tickets prepaid and save! (on sae soon) All up, this can be a lot of cash so start saving now!
ID
Don’t forget to bring your student ID or drivers licence to the Schoolies Festival ticket booth to get your wristband. Remember Schoolies Festival is a party for guys and girls who finished school in 2012.
Food
The food option are really good, with the Lounge Room and food stalls on site. Plus, you are only a minute walk to Victor town centre for other food options.
What should I leave at home?
Alcohol – by law central Victor Harbor becomes a temporary 24hr Dry Zone during schoolies week, so if you get caught drinking you’ll get a nasty fine and have to tip out your drinks! Besides, getting totally plastered is fairly antisocial and a sure way of missing out on your Schoolies experience. You’re only a schoolie once so do yourself a favour and leave the alcohol behind.
Glass – this includes all types of glass and not just alcohol bottles. Broken glass can seriously hurt people and wildlife during and after the Festival.
Car – all ticket holders can ride the FREE MAC Schoolies Bus from Adelaide down to Schoolies incl. Victor Harbor, Middleton and Goolwa.
Graffiti – Some people think it’s fun to ‘paint the town red’ and graffiti private or public property during the festival. This not only gives us a bad name – it is ILLEGAL. While graffiti is a cool art form not everybody appreciates your ‘artworks’ on their stuff, so leave the cans at home.
Total fire ban – this means no BBQ’s, gas bottles, fireworks, campfires etc. Basically anything that can start fires is a No No.
Knives or weapons – The Festival is a party so don’t bring anything that could be considered by police or other schoolies to be dangerous.
Valuables – if you must bring valuables to Schoolies then keep them safe at all times.
You and the Law – If it’s illegal offsite then it’s illegal at Schoolies Festival. It is not ok to buy alcohol for your friends who are under the age of 18, drink if you are under 18 or use illegal drugs. This really isn’t the time or place to experiment with alcohol or illegal drugs But if you do, be familiar with the information and health services at the Festival and always stay in close contact with friends. There is plenty of help available so don’t hesitate to ask for it.
Antisocial behaviour is not cool – Schoolies Festival 2012 is about having a good time. For starters – crowd surfing and stage diving are unsafe and people can get hurt. Antisocial schoolies will be removed from venues and can have their wristbands taken off them. We take this seriously! We reserve the right to refuse entry and eject anyone. See terms and conditions for more info.