FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Schoolies Festival™ is held on Warland Reserve in Victor Harbor, 70km south of Adelaide. The main streets, shops and the beach are a minute’s walk away. During the day you may want to check out the beaches for a surf, enjoy some local shopping or even see a movie at the old-school cinema. For more info about Victor Harbor head to: www.tourismvictorharbor.com.au

The gates open at 7pm each night, so get there early to make sure you don’t miss a thing.

Dependant on weather and site conditions the gates close at 3am.

No, there are no alcoholic drinks available in the Festival. 

Schoolies Festival™ is an alcohol and other drug free event.

Yes, there are delicious treats and drinks available to purchase in various locations throughout the Festival.

A ‘dry zone’ is an area where the consumption of alcohol or possession of open containers of alcohol is prohibited. This applies even if you are just moving through a dry zone. So if you are drinking or have alcohol in the dry zone police can hand you a hefty fine and you may have to go to court. Be on the safe side and don’t pack it!

We are happy for you to bring in a sealed plastic water bottle or an empty plastic bottle for you to fill up at our water stations inside the Festival site.

The line-up will continue to grow and build in the months leading up to the Festival. For this reason, we cannot release the exact playing times for each act until much closer to the date. Keep tabs on our Facebook page for the latest announcements.

Firstly, please respect the privacy of other school leavers, artists and service providers at Schoolies Festival™. We have a team of creative geniuses dedicated to capturing everything that’s happening on the weekend, check out our Facebook and Instagram to see it all as it unfolds!

Small personal cameras and mobile phones are permitted for your own personal use, however:

• Any photos or video taken cannot be sold or published without written authority from Encounter Youth.
• Any photos or video taken is to be used for personal use only – uploading to your personal social media is fine.
• Before you upload anything, have a think about whether you’d be happy for anyone else to upload that exact photo or video of you. It might be funny at the time, but not so much the next day. Just remember photos on social media are for life.

Absolutely! Hosted by the incredible Encounter Youth Green Team and for just a gold coin donation. Use this space to drop off your hoodie or jacket whilst you dance the night away. Don’t forget to pick it up on your way home.

The cloakroom doubles as our lost and found, so if you’ve lost something, go ask our awesome volunteers and they may be able to help you out.

Items not collected at the end of the event will be retained by Encounter Youth for 10 days after the event, contact us to arrange collection. Then all valuables will be handed to the SA Police and any non-valuable items (such as your favourite hoodie) will be donated to a local charity.

Be prepared! Make a meeting place with your mates at the very beginning of the weekend. Also don’t rely on mobile phones as the battery might die or sometimes reception can be hard to get. Have an action plan and stick with your friends.

Schoolies Festival™ is for 2019 school leavers and you will need to show a valid form of photo ID (showing your birth year as 2001 or 2002) on arrival to ensure entry into the Festival. A limited number of general admission entry tickets are available pre-sale only and are for students who are under 21. Photo ID will still be required for general admission.

Legal forms of photo ID include a current 2019 student ID card, a current drivers licence or a state issued proof of age card. Due to the nature of the event, Encounter Youth reserves the right to refuse ticket sales or entry to persons 21 or over or to persons who are unable to produce sufficient photo ID that can prove their date of birth.

We encourage everyone to pre-purchase their ticket before the weekend to ensure you have secured your spot. Our Ticketing & Wristband Collection Area will be open on Friday,  Saturday & Sunday.

Our Ticketing & Wristband Collection Area is located on Flinders Parade in Victor Harbor, directly opposite the Encounter Discovery Centre, next to the public toilets. Handy Hint: Download the Free Schoolies Festival™ App and you can see the location on the Festival map.

Our Terms and Conditions state that lost or stolen wristbands will not be replaced or reissued and a damaged but still attached wristband may be replaced.

However we want you to have a safe, fun and enjoyable weekend so if you find yourself in this situation, we encourage you to visit our Ticketing & Wristband Collection Area and explain your situation. Take your valid photo ID with you, as this will assist us to understand your situation.

Please note: Issuing a replacement band is at the sole discretion of Encounter Youth.

All patrons must hold a Festival Ticket/Wristband to board the bus service, in absence of a Ticket/Wristband each person must pay $5 per bus boarding to the driver.