SCHOOL TOURS :

Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide, Perth ,Cairns, Hobart and New Zealand

Dear Agency/ School

Listed below are our charges for Study Tours to Sydney Schools.

Please be in contact by email to  info@homestay-australia.com for a confirmed Quotation.

Homestay Australia can arrange for short Tours to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane where both parents and their child can visit a number of Schools and Colleges in these locations.

The aim of the tours is to assist parents in the decision of where to send their child for their later Secondary Education in Australia.

All requests for this type of Tour will require the following Information.

Period in Homestay ?

Number of schools to be viewed ?

           -  Co Educational or Single Gender schools ?

           -  Primary or Secondary schools ?

           -  Government or Private schools ?

Thank you.

Homestay Australia.

Once we have received your request we will provide a quotation for our Services 

Conditions

Weather

Always check what the Weather will be in the location and at the time of your tour so as your students/parents can be properly dressed.

Payments

100% in the week prior to the beginning of the Tour.

Period

The minimum period for a Study Tour that we can arrange is 4 Nights.

Time Periods

One Week or more

Numbers

Minimum of 4 Applicants

Accommodation

Twin Shared Room

Luggage

Students/parents are encouraged to bring cabin size luggage only.

Pickup / Drop Off

The Host collects their students/parents from the Meeting Point. On their final day the Host returns the student to the Meeting Point. The Meeting Point to be a pre agreed location.

Transfers

Transfer From and To the Airport or Meeting Point

Daily Transfers

Parents and their child are transferred from the Meeting Point to schools each day, then transferred to the Meeting point at the end of the day.

Staying in Contact

Each Tour Leader has to have the mobile phone number for all their students/parents on tour. This is very important in case a student becomes lost or is unwell and requires medical assistance. 

Insurance

All students/parents must have Travel Insurance to cover medical expenses if required and also any lost property.

Australian Hosts

Hosts will have at least one member of the family born in Australia. Hosts are selected upon the requirements of the Agency and/or School.

Mobile Phones

Tour Leaders to have Australian mobile phones and be available at all times (Groups can purchase compatible Sim Cards upon their arrival in Australia). Hosts are provided the mobile phone number of the Tour Leaders.

Identification

Students/parents have a card provided by their Agency which states who he or she is, the contact details of the school where he or she is studying, their Host's telephone number and address as well as their Tour Leaders mobile phone number.

Therefore in case they are lost they can show a passer-by the information and their Host or Tour leader can be contacted.

Meals

3 meals (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Breakfast :  Host Arranges - A choice of cereal, toast or noodles, Tea, Coffee provided by the Host. All breakfast foods placed on the kitchen bench the evening prior for students/parents to prepare for themselves the next morning.

Lunch :       Host Arranges - Large Container of Noodles (students/parents can heat at School), a piece of fruit, a drink.

Dinner :      Host Arranges - A cooked meal eaten with the family.

Illness

If a child is too sick to go to school, the Tour leader or a Teacher must come to the Homestay by Taxi and take the student to the nearest Hospital. The Host will advise which Hospital is the closest.

Laundry

The Host will do the student's washing for them.

Toiletries

The Host Family will supply soap and toilet paper. The student provides their own shampoo, tooth paste and tooth brush.

Cleaning

Students/parents are expected to keep their own room clean and tidy. Hosts are to ensure that students/parents/parents leave the bathroom as they find it.

Homestay Australia