Official celebrations started for students last night when thousands of school leavers congregated around Surfers Paradise to enjoy the entertainment and facilities provided.
Generally police were pleased with the behaviour of schoolies, with only a small number of the large crowd coming to the attention of police.
Overnight there were seven Schoolies arrested on 11 offences. The majority of these offences were for public nuisance and drug possession.
There were 19 people arrested on 25 charges which were non-schoolies.
The majority of the non-schoolies arrested related to public nuisance and good order offences.
Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.
Crime Stoppers is a registered charity and community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.
For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444 or Policelink.qld.gov.au 24hrs a day.