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Inclusive schoolies program ensures teens living with disabilities don't have to miss out on graduation fun

As schoolies across the country let their hair down during a well-earned rite of passage, north Queensland teenager Ethan Figg was determined not to miss out on the party.

The 18-year-old, who lives with an intellectual disability, is among a small group of graduates who have celebrated their end of school in an inclusive version of the decades-old ritual, run by a Townsville-based support group.

"The first day we did bike riding and swimming ... we played pool, did car racing and pin ball," Ethan said.

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