Staying Safe at Schoolies
Schoolies should be a time to relax and celebrate finishing school with your friends and be an event you have fond memories off. However, a fun time can turn bitter quickly. Drug Overdoes, Fights, Theft, Robberies, Assaults, Being Arrested, Alcohol Poisoning, dehydration, physical and mental injuries and illnesses consequences from unsafe behaviours.
Our list of 20 tips to keep you safe at Schoolies this year are:
- Don’t Leave Drinks Unattended
- Don’t accept open drinks from someone you don’t know
- Stay in a Group
- Look out for your friends
- Don’t swim at night
- Avoid the Balcony at night and when you have been drinking
- Always lock your Hotel Door whether you are in the room or not
- If you are sharing a room, make sure you know whom has the key or if there is a 24-hour concierge leave the key with them
- Always keep your Schoolies Lanyard on you
- Keep your belonging with you and don’t relay on others to look after your stuff
- Make sure your friends get home safe and everyone is accounted for
- Keep your phone fully charged and ensure you have credit
- Phones go flat so have a plan such as a met-up place and time, if you are separated from your group and uncontactable
- Ensure you know the address of your hotel so you can get home safety
- Keep in contact with your Parents throughout the week and let them know whom you are with and where you are going
- Obey and respect the House Rules for your hotel and accommodation and ensure you don’t get kicked out
- Have emergency phone numbers with you such as Red frogs, Schoolies Hotline, 000 and Your Hotel
- Look after your health and wellbeing. Stay Dehydrated, ensure you eat and get sufficient rest
- If you suspect you or a friend is having a bad reaction to drugs or have drunken too much, seek medical attention immediately
- Remember its ok to say no, if you are not comfortable or think something is not right don’t do it and don’t give in to peer pressure.
