32 Types Of People Every Australian Went To High School With

    A definitive list of teenage stereotypes.

    1. A surfie called Matt.

    2. A pair of twins with red hair.

    3. A bad girl who caused a big sensation when the cops got called to her house party in Year 11.

    4. A kid with an ~extremely~ outgoing mum.

    5. A stoner who made these, and smoked them behind the canteen.

    6. Someone who smashed the school record for selling the most Freddos and Caramello Koalas.

    7. A kid who transferred to your school in Year 11 but quickly became more popular than you.

    8. A kid with an interesting body part, like an extra nipple, webbed toes, or a cool birthmark.

    9. A guy with ADHD called Jason, Jayden or Jared.

    10. A girl with long brown hair called Emily, Lauren or Sarah who always did well in English.

    11. Your BFF's older brother or sister, who you had a crush on.

    12. A sports captain who came out as gay after leaving school.

    13. A class clown who was so funny even the teachers had to smile.

    14. Your friend with hectic acne whose nickname was "Pizzaface".

    15. The BFF you drifted away from, and the BFF who became a lifelong friend.

    16. A kid who had been to all five Disneylands and wasn't excited by it any more.

    17. A kid who had epic home-made lunches.

    18. A guy who had a full beard and chest hair in Year 7 and was basically Hagrid by Year 12.

    19. A girl you shared a whole sack of goon with in a park one night.

    20. A kid who's been working at Maccas since Year 8 and is now a Shift Supervisor.

    21. A kid who helped the teachers set up the microphone for school assemblies.

    22. A kid who got bullied heaps and you should have stood up for, but didn't.

    23. A skinny girl into ballet or dance class who wore lots of make-up.

    24. A guy famous for having a big dick.

    25. A goth or emo girl who was always pushing the limits of the school uniform policy.

    26. A kid who did a self-portrait in the style of Edvard Munch's The Scream for their Year 12 art project.

    27. A self-destructive kid who turned into a cool and interesting adult.

    28. A popular kid who turned into a boring adult.

    29. A kid whose brother or sister was "famous".

    30. A school prefect who was really good at debating and volunteered for heaps of community work.

    31. A creepy guy with a chip on his shoulder who collected weapons and/or made his own.

    32. And that random kid in heaps of your school photos that no-one actually remembers.

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