Description

Enhance your high school career by spending a semester or year abroad! Immerse yourself into the beautiful, laid-back culture of Australia and get to know the land down under beyond kangaroos and koalas. Experience Australian-style hospitality with your host family. Explore Australia's lush rainforests, Aboriginal history, cosmopolitan cities, or the vast sand beaches of the country's sprawling coastline. On top of it all, enjoy the experience of summer in January and winter in June! Enroll directly in an Australian high school and participate fully in an academic program conducted in English.

Highlights

- Placement of student in a Australian high school
- Careful selection, interview and screening of an appropriate Australian family
- Room and board with selected host family
- Supervision and support throughout the year by a Local Coordinator
- Periodic progress reports
- Transportation to and from a local airport
- Orientation before leaving the U.S.
- Orientation upon arrival in Australia
- International airfare between U.S. departure city and Australia
- International medical insurance and 24-hour worldwide assistance provided through the iNext travel card

Type of Programs

• High School Study Abroad

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please visit our website. Early Application discount of USD 150 if application is received by Oct. 31 (July departure) /April 30 (January departure).

This Program is open to

American Participants.

CIEE's Mission Statement

Since 1947, the Council on International Educational Exchange, known as CIEE, has been in pursuit of its mission, "to help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge, and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world. Our services to young people studying, working, teaching, and traveling abroad are more important than ever.

Year Founded

1947