This may be one of the most difficult decisions you will have to make! Or do you already know where you want to go? To help you make the right choice, visit our country pages to learn more about our destinations, speak to an experienced staff member or request a referral from a returned WEP student.

Country	Year	Academic Year	Semester	Short Term	Group Programs (6 weeks – 3 months)
Argentina	July	February	February / July
Austria		September	February / September
Belgium	January	August	January / August	October/November	Flexible
Belgium & Italy	January	August
Brazil	July	January	January / July
Canada	January	August	January / August	November
Chile	July	February	February / July	February/July
China		September	February/September
Denmark	January	August	January / August
Finland	January	August	January / August
France	January	August	January / August	November	Flexible
Germany	January	August	January / August	November	Flexible
Hungary	January	September	January / September
Ireland		September	January / September	September	Flexible
Italy	January	September	January / September	November
Japan	August	March	March / August
Mexico		August	January / August
Netherlands	January	August	January / August
Norway	January	August	January / August
Poland	February	September	February / September
Spain	January	September	January / September	November
Sweden	January	August	January / August
Switzerland		August	January / August
Thailand		May	May / November	Contact WEP for dates
Turkey	February	September	February / September
UK		August	January / August	January/August
USA	January	August	January / August

Choose from over 100 programs!

WEP offers multiple programs to over 20 countries departing at different times of the year.
With so many programs to choose from, simply follow these steps to help you find the program right for YOU!

Step 1: How long do you want to go for?

1)    Short-term program (2 - 3 months)

WEP’s short-term programs are a great way to boost your language skills over the summer holiday period, make friends overseas and experience life as a member of an overseas family. You’ll attend school like a local, live like a local and witness a different culture first hand. Students depart from Australia in either November or December and return in late January, in time to commence the next school year.

2)    Long-term programs:

Semester = four to six months
Academic Year = nine to ten months
Year - eleven to twelve months

Our long-term programs allow you to completely immerse yourself in a new culture and allow you to experience life as an overseas teenager for up to a year! Whether you choose a semester or a year, you will develop stronger ties with your host community, gain an even deeper understanding of that culture and learn to see the world from a new perspective. Students, who choose non-English speaking countries, often return with outstanding conversational skills in a second language. Departures for semester and year programs are twice a year, from January to May and July to September, depending on the country of choice (see table for more info).

Step 2: Choose your favourite country

Check out where you can go:

1) Short-term
Belgium, Chile, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Spain, Thailand

2) Long-term
Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, USA

Step 3: Getting started...

Contact us with any questions you may have and to receive a student information pack with a free application form. You can even download our free application form and get started now!