Homestay: can you help?

Full Boarding Homestay Families Are Sought for International Students at Northcote High School (for 2018 school year)

Northcote High School seeks quality homestays from our local community, to help care for young international students studying in year 10, 11 +12 with us. They are mainly from Asian countries, such as China, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand. We also have some International Students are from European countries such as Italy and Germany.

Hosting International Students can bring a rich cross cultural experience and opportunity for our families. Many local families already on board with Northcote High School Homestay Program over the years have enjoyed and benefited from the diverse cultural and language exchange experience, especially when they have school age children at home. The reverse experience for our International Students is very much part of their overseas study journey.

  If you have a spare room and are willing to take care of a young international student please contact the International Student Office 9488 2334 (or General Office 9488 2300 or email wang.lixia.l@edumail.vic.gov.au) for more information.

Full boarding homestay fees are $320 per week (tax free), which covers a fully furnished room, 3 healthy meals daily, laundry, household bills (including internet). Students are responsible for their own transport.

Jocelyn Hill

Assistant Principal

Northcote High School  

One Week paid homestays needed in February 2018

During one week in February 2018 , Northcote High School will host 26 senior students from Hengshui No 1 High School. The visitors will be hosted as students in the school for the week (probably the week 10-17 February TBC)

We need Northcote HS families to homestay these students (12 girls and 14 boys) for one week. Northcote families are paid $350 for each student hosted.

If you are interested, please contact Nick Murphy (murphy.nicholas.n@edumail.vic.gov.au) or 9488 2342

In Summary:

- Students are aged about 17

- They are studying the VCE Unit 3-4 at their Chinese school and intend to study at University in Australia

- Their English level is moderate to good but most have not been to Australia.

Your obligation over the week is: 

- to provide 3 healthy meals a day

- to provide them with their own room for the week with access to a bathroom, laundry facilities, internet, etc

- to include them in any normal family activities during that time.

NHS provides:

- a school based education program

- extra English lessons

- some extra curricula activities

- airport collection and delivery 

- Myki card for the week