After a year of lockdowns, home-schooling and COVID rules, students were in the mood to party when Year 12 formal season kicked off around the Illawarra last week.
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The class of 2020 had plenty to celebrate - the fact they were able to attend a formal at all, making it through one of most challenging HSC years in living memory, and finally being able to dress up after a year of school uniforms and iso-friendly daytime pyjamas.
And glam up they did, with floor-length, red carpet-worthy dresses a hit with the girls, and dark suits and skinny ties, bow ties - or no tie at all - on trend with the boys.
Click or swipe through the above gallery for photos of the resilient and radiant students on a night they will remember for many years to come.
