A fight that left a Gold Coast schoolie in hospital began with an argument over religion, a court has heard.

An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital in the early hours of Friday morning in an induced coma after being king-hit twice and then spat on during the alleged assault near the Schoolies hub at Surfers Paradise.

Two NSW schoolies have been charged over the attack.

Maddy Khal, 18, was granted bail on Friday morning after appearing in court charged with two counts of common assault.

Daniel El-Nacher, 17, has been charged with grievous bodily harm but is yet to face court.

Southport Magistrates Court heard the pair were part of a group which began a verbal argument about religion with the victim just after midnight at the Cavill Avenue Mall.

The argument quickly turned violent with police alleging the victim was knocked out after being king-hit twice.

Khal is then accused of hitting the victim twice on the head, while he was on the ground, before walking away and then returning to spit on the injured man.

Khal claims he didn't spit on the man but spit had come out of his mouth after he yelled the Arabic word "haram" at him.

Haram is a term meaning forbidden which can be used for chastising strangers who behave inappropriately.

The victim, who was conscious by the time police arrived at the scene, didn't press any charges against his alleged attackers.

But police took action after he later reported to a Queensland Ambulance Service tent at the Schoolies hub with apparent signs of a head injury before being taken to hospital.

The man has since woken up and is in a stable condition.