Schoolie king hit on Gold Coast A SCHOOLIE is in hospital after being king hit in an unprovoked attack on the Gold Coast. The 17-year-old boy struck his head on the road after being floored by the blow in Surfers Paradise early on Friday. He suffered a serious head injury and was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital. The teenager, from Ipswich south of Brisbane, is conscious. "There have been other incidents of a similar nature that have resulted in more tragic outcomes," Detective Inspector Mark White told reporters. It's a reminder to everyone that regardless of who they are or what they are doing that this can happen so easily. I'm sure the young man and his family are grateful they are where they are today. Police are yet to question the victim about his attackers. Police say a group of five young men approached the victim and his friends at the corner of Markwell Avenue and Northcliffe Terrace just after midnight. One of the men punched him before they fled. Police are looking at CCTV in a bit to identify the attackers.