I've heard debutante balls happen frequently in high schools in Australia.
What is a debutante ball?
It is customary for the female to ask a male to the débutante ball, with males not being able to "do the deb" unless they are asked. The débutantes and their partners must learn how to ballroom dance. Débutante balls are almost always held in a reception centre, school hall, the function room of a sporting or other community organisation venue e.g. RSL club, or ballroom. Usually they are held late in the year and consist of dinner, dancing, and speeches.
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and make social and political and economic connections. These formal cotillion and debutante balls still thrive as a viable outlet for those seeking success to participate in one of the most traditional vestiges of the African American upper class.
Author Ann Anderson has argued that the high school prom is the democratic version of the debutante ball, requiring no membership in the upper class nor restriction to girls.
United States Debutante balls in U.S. television and films.
Several television series focused on young people from wealthy families include episodes with débutante events.