What is Homestay?

The University of Canberra Homestay Program gives University of Canberra students the opportunity to live with an Canberra host family. It is most popular amongst International Students as it allows them to practise their English in a very natural and relaxed context. It also gives the students an extra level of support upon first arriving in a foreign city.

You can Homestay either

• Full Board or
• Part Board.

Please visit our Prices page for details

Requirements

• You will be provided with a room of your own. It should have a bed, a desk, enough light for studying, a place to store your clothes and books, heating or cooling if required, and easy access to bathroom facilities.
• Female students will not be housed with single men.
• You should give your host families at least two weeks notice if you intend to move out.
• You should expect to pay a bond of $480.00 when you move in. Please refer to our Prices page for details.

Students please note:

• Canberra is a multi-cultural city. Some members of your host family may not have an Australian background. Please accept that this is all part of experiencing Australian life.
• We can also be a very dry city. Canberra can suffer from water shortages. So if your host family asks you to help save water, please help them to help you!

How To Apply

• Please read the Homestay Guidelines carefully
• fill in the Homestay Application Form in as much detail as you can.
• pay us our Homestay Placement Fee (see our Prices page for details).

Please note: Our PDF forms are designed to be filled in online, printed out and mailed/faxed. If you cannot fill in the form online, please print it out and fill it in by hand.

Send your Application Form to the University of Canberra Homestay Officer at least 2 weeks before you hope to move in with your host family. If you have paid your Homestay Placement Fee by bank transfer, please also include a bank receipt or other evidence of the transfer.