I need answers about australian schools!?

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Romer

We have a formal in years 12 and 10 and often there is dances every term depending on what school. At public school girls are allowed make up. Most people were black ballet flats, and the school uniform which is either usually a dress or a skirt/pants and top. Uniforms are usually pretty ugly but we deal with it. On the weekend we hang out go shopping, go to the beach, movies, theme parks, parties pretty normal teenage stuff!

Jess

Yes we have school dances- school formals. I don't think there are as many as they have in the US though.

Most girls at my school wore makeup- but just minimal stuff like foundation and mascara. I think there might be some schools that don't allow you (I think mostly private schools) but the majority do unless it's way over the top.

Uniforms vary depending on the school. A lot of the private schools have traditional uniforms- black shoes, pants, shirt and tie for the boys, dresses or skirts/kilts for the girls. Most public schools also have uniforms but are more relaxed e.g. just a school sweater, or a more casual uniform. There are also quite a few schools that don't have uniforms at all- you just wear casual clothes.

As for what kids do on the weekend- sport, movies, shopping, beach (if you live near one).

Confidence is popular.

Laura S

hi. as a current student in australia, i can only tell you what i know! we have formals, normally one in year 10, and 12 which are big events where every one gets dressed up and brings dates etc. the uniforms vary depending on the school. it can be very traditional (such as the kings school) but mainly in private schools. it can include blazers, and boaters for boys, and panama hats for girls. in public schools it is a bit more relax, and uniforms can sometimes be optional. everybody wears black school shoes, lace ups. make up is normally not allowed, but a lot of girls wear it anyway. again, at private schools it is normally more strictly enforced. on weekends people have parties and go out, i'm sure the same as wherever you're from! popularity is probably the same thing as well. hope this helps!

tamara m

okay, i'm australian and i can answer some of your question but as someone born and raised here, what is a homecoming? i know its some sort of american ritual but no we definitely don't have them here.as to dances they are usually arranged by your church group, not the school about our only school dance is the junior and senior formal and some schools don't hold junior formals. they are exclusively for the year ten and twelve students. as to makeup it depends on the school policy. i attended two schools and one allowed discreet naturally colored makeup( if a male teacher noticed it was to dramatic and had to be removed) and the other school was no makeup and strict uniform policy which stated even what color and type oF socks and hair accessories we could wear. as to after school and weekend activities it depends on your social group. i did volunteer work and craft activities, some people play sport and others go to parks or parties. popular activities depend on the students at the given school, my school it was environmental volunteering and organised sport. a lot of my fellow students now play for state teams and some of them even represent the country in sporting events

harchickgirl1

No homecomings. Aussie kids don't have football teams or cheerleaders or marching bands. They have a certain loyalty to their high schools, but they don't have school spirit the way American kids do.

They have proms, but they call them formals. They don't spend nearly as much money on their formals as Americans do on their proms.

Boys and girls wear school uniform, including black lace up shoes for both. Make up and extravagant jewellery are not generally allowed. Why don't you google some high schools to see pictures of their uniforms? Try these two:

East Doncaster Secondary College
Norwood Secondary College, Ringwood

By the way, college here means 11th and 12th grades, so lots of high schools have the word 'college' in their name.

Here's an example of a private girls' college:
Methodist Ladies College, Melbourne

Fashion here is more laid back than in the US because the country is generally hotter and drier. People go around in shorts and spaghetti strap shirts and flip flops all the time.

Kids here play a lot of sport on the weekends. They don't do sports through their schools like Americans do, but rather through separate sporting clubs. Boys play Aussie Rules football, rugby or soccer in the winter and play cricket in the summer. Girls play netball and dance year round. Both sexes play a lot of basketball and tennis, ride their bikes and skateboards, and everybody here swims! Lots of people live near the ocean, so they surf a lot.

Watching professional sports in person is huge here. Nearly everyone has a favourite football team (rugby or Aussie Rules), and 70,000-seat stadiums fill nearly every weekend.

A lot of kids hang out in malls on the weekends as well, especially in summer when they want the air conditioning! Many kids have evening and weekend jobs at the same types of places that American kids do.

Electronic games are enjoyed as much here as in America. Most kids have an iPod, a phone and a Wii. Many kids have to have a laptop for school.

Aussie kids don't have the same sense of popularity that American kids have. There are popular kids and unpopular kids, but people here don't have the materialism that American kids have. In other words, flashing money around and owning cool gadgets and having expensive clothes doesn't make you popular here. Being a kind, fun person does.

Aussie kids do a lot of drinking -- about the same as American kids. The drinking age is only 18. Some do drugs, but not nearly as many as some kids in the US.

They learn to drive at 16, but can't get their license until 17, and then have restricted driving hours and numbers of passengers until they're 20.

Church is not as big here as in the US. The great majority of Aussies are not church-goers. Quiet belief is fine, but it's really uncool to talk about your religion because Aussies respect that everyone has different beliefs.

Most Aussie kids go on to university, but they don't 'go away' to study. They pick a university near their home and live with their parents through university. There are only dorms for country kids who study in the city. They go out with their friends on the weekends, but then go home at the end of the night.

University courses are three years here, not four. People don't have to take SATs to get in, though. They get to university based on their grade point average in 11th and 12th grades. That means no goofing around until you graduate!

Hope that answers some of your questions. G'day from Down Under!

ashley

homecomingsare called formals and are usually only for years 10 and 12. i go to a public school and we are allowed make-up, however much you want, but private schools are stricter. a public school uniform has a polo top with a collar and pants/shorts/skirts etc. or a colour code and for shoes we are allowed what ever as long as they cover our toes and heels. private schools have a much stricter uniform code where you could get a detention for having one imperfection on your uniform (etc. tie undone). weekend we go to party's, mall, things like that. popular is whoever is cool.

truth teller

ok
yes, when we have finished school for the day we "go home" (homecoming)
yes but only on their faces
We wear a black AC/DC t-shirt,black shorts & thongs
we do a lot of artwork with spray cans of paint.
popular is being able to blow bubbles in the bath

fruitsalad

When I was at high school in the 80's girls and even some of the boys wore heaps of make-up (goth was one of the fashions), by the sound of the other answers rules have become more conservative since then.

aflumpire

well, it really depends on where you live.

at the school I go to, we wear a uniform (as all australian schools do), girls cant wear make up, most schools will only allow leather shoes (for saftey in the science lab and manual arts) and most schools say that shoes must be 100% black (although my school is more relaxed, 90% black or white).

then on the weekends, you go to the beach, go shopping....just socialising....

thats in my area anyway...good luck!

dani.r.

Well we have formals/socials in Years 10 and 12 and a Debutante in Year 11 (although at my school it's not compulsory and it's way more formal than yr 10 and 12 socials) and people bring dates or go as a friendship group, etc and have fun haha

as for make up, you're generally not allowed to wear make-up, but some schools, most likely public, wouldn't really mind. At my school they charge us about 50c to get make-up removed if we're caught :/

we have a summer and winter uniform. At my school the summer uniform is a checked dress and an optional straw hat and the winter uniform is a blue blouse, checked blue skirt (its really itchy, i hate it), black stockings, a tie, a jumper and a navy blazer. with shoes, Harrison t-bars are really "in" right now (in Melbourne, at least)

heres a picture

http://aussiebid.com.au/auctiondetails.php?id=68763694
:D

on weekends we usually tend to do the things you guys would do like shopping, going to the city, the beach if the weathers nice and if you live near one, friends' places, etc

with "popular"....people who are confident, nice and outgoing i guess, if you're talking about school/social popular

(:elcie;

well we sometimes have school dances,
the formals and stuff are for the older grades though.
i go to a private school and we wear a simple dress with black shoes.
the rules are pretty strict compared to the public school wich are more laid back but most kids easily bend the rules
by like wearing makeup, ballet flats, altered uniforms, hair out ect.
on the weekends the beach is a big go,
thats were my friends and i love to go.
also, the shops, movies, city ..
popularity is not a reall big issue.
everyone has their own friends and goes with the flow,
but confident, funny, kind people are always well thought of,
religion is not the biggest part of life, like, i go to a catholic school but of course no one takes it seriousley,
think thats it? :)
looooove from oz .x

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