Schoolies Anthems

Is that a Year 12 Leaving Certificate in your pocket? Good — you are hereby permitted to stock up on the all-time great Schoolies anthems: the soundtrack to the best party of your life so far. Watch the memory of your studies recede in the rear-view mirror to the ringing rock chimes of Alice Cooper's "School's Out" before you hit the ground running with electronic adrenalisers from the Chemical Brothers and Tonite Only. Get your ID ready — we're on the lookout for toolies, in Next Steps.

We've stirred a potent blend of rock, techno, and rap into the vortex of Schoolie celebration here, as Bryan Adams surfs a point break of power chords on "Summer of '69" towards Missy Elliott's shoreline of hip-hop raunch ("Work It") and on to TV Rock's beach of big, squelchy beats ("Flaunt It"). Detonate the batch with a blast of Sydney punk from Frenzal Rhomb ("Racist"). Make the final push towards the climax of Schoolies week, with Deep Cuts.

Now that we're at the heart of the Schoolies party, crank up the bpm with "Product of the Devil 2006," then bump, grind, and bounce your way through "Pon de Replay" and kick up some dust to Lush Life's thumpin' cover of Madonna's "Like a Prayer." Now that you've worked up a sweat, it's time to float on a wave of synth euphoria towards daybreak: cue up Chicane's tasty "Saltwater" and the warm sonic winds of Primer's "Everlast."

From Surfers Paradise to Rottnest Island, and all hot spots in between, the end of November means only one thing: Year 12 party heaven. The soundtrack to the ultimate celebration of your academic life so far had better justify the hype — that's why we've stuffed this capacious sonic barrel full of fat beats, ear-rattling riffs, and freaky electronic pulse-pushers. No need to wait till you're inside the club: get the carnival started early with this selection of anthems that will define your Schoolie experience forever. You are about to party harder than you've ever partied before.