Friday lunchtime came with a twist for students at Aquinas College today who had their hair removed to raise funds for cancer support charity CanTeen.

Aquinas College students raised close to $2000 for CanTeen even before willing students and teachers had their heads shaved for the cause. Two brave boys also had their legs waxed.

Luke Barker.

Organisers Ben Regan and Phoebe Scherer are impressed with the response from school students, with 10 signing up for the shave or wax.

'We haven't had so many people before,” says Pheobe.

It was American exchange student Ella-Rose Eldon's second time shaving her hair off for cancer after her friend died from leukaemia.

'One of my very best friends had leukaemia and she had long gorgeous blonde hair,” she says

Deputy Principal Terry Consedine also lined up for the head shave in support of the students and relatives who died from cancer.

Terry was impressed with the plans for the fundraising week.

The students also held a pink breakfast in support of breast cancer and a bake sale to go towards CanTeen.

Aquinas College student Angus Raiman gets his legs shaved for charity.

Aquinas College student Ella-Rose Eldon gets her head shaved for CanTeen.

Aquinas College student Alex Baskin goes under the wax.