WEP Australia has just received applications for new students from Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, and Japan due to arrive in January and February for eight week, term, semester, and two semester programs. If you're interested in hosting an exchange student call 1300 884 733 or click here to enquire.

Host families choose their students. Without the generosity of families around the world, student exchange could not exist.

Tess (far left - semester to Italy) at her host brother's wedding

Together, families and students discover that the world is very large and though it is filled with many different cultures and languages, people everywhere share similar hopes and concerns for the future.

Students arrive into Australia in late January and early July and we are seeking caring host families to provide a warm, supportive environment and three meals a day to one of these students.

The rewards from having an exchange student in your home can be great, as like the student you will also learn and be enriched by the addition to your family.

Please contact our office on 1300 884 733 if you are interested in hosting a student from overseas.

Andrea de Carlini from Italy with his Australian host family.

Ana from Brazil arrived in Australia in January 08 for a semester program. This is what she recently had to say:

Everyday I experience new things that I would never think I would experience. For example, last Saturday I helped my (host) parents with the backyard, carrying and putting the grass. I live in an apartment in Brazil, so it was really new for me. I was all dirty from the earth, and the team spirit we had was really cool. Even my brother's best friend helped us! I'm still surprised of how quick I suit my family, it is good to feel welcome."

If you are interested in hosting an international student, the first step is to contact our office on 1300 884 733. If it is your first time hosting a student, our staff will organise for one of our coordinators to meet with you and your family in your home for an interview. The interview is a way for us to get to know each other, for you to learn more about the role of host family and for WEP to ensure that your family and home are suitable to host a student.

Although hosting is not a requirement of your outbound program, it is rewarding to be able to provide the same hospitality and care to an international student as your international family will provide for you.

Hosting scholarships are available for outbound exchange students. These scholarships are a $500 rebate on the costs of the outbound program fee when you host for a year. Contact WEP for further information.

Gabriel from Brazil enjoying a day at the beach with his host brother.

"If you tell me, I will listen. If you show me, I will see. If you let me experience, I will learn."
- Lao-Tseu