Surging popularity of Tinder and dating apps changes schoolies socialising

By Natalie Bochenski
Updated November 23 2014 - 10:42am, first published 10:00am
Dating app Tinder will be big at Schoolies this week. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Dating app Tinder will be big at Schoolies this week. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Schoolies wait for the sun to rise on the beach at Surfers Paradise. Photo: Sahlan Hayes
Schoolies wait for the sun to rise on the beach at Surfers Paradise. Photo: Sahlan Hayes

The use of "hook-up" mobile phone apps is set to skyrocket at this week's schoolies event in Queensland, but parents shouldn't race to lock up their teens just yet.