Students selected to travel on student exchange will be required to host their exchange partner. All family members who are living at the residence aged 18 years and over will be required to complete the Working with Children Check (volunteer status) and sign that they have acknowledged the EREA Code of Conduct. Please click here for further information regarding the WWCC and click here for more information regarding the EREA CoC. 

When hosting, families are expected to treat their visiting exchange student like their own son - e.g. provide all meals, including lunch at school. In Australia, any family member over 18 who will reside in the home for the duration of the hosting period will be required to follow strict guidelines for child safeguarding. 

Key responsibilities

• The host family are responsible for the full board, transport to and from school each day and outside-school activities for the visiting student

• Your exchange student must have their bed and, where possible, own space for a time-out and changing, preferably with a lockable room for privacy (e.g bedroom, bathroom)

• Contact their visiting exchange student and his family before the commencement of the exchange to establish ties and discuss the best methods of contact when the exchange occurs. 

• Welcome the exchange student into their family environment, recognising that the student is in Australia to gain an authentic experience of the Australian culture and lifestyle. It is recommended that host families have a plan for their time. This could be an itinerary of planned activities. There should be minimal disruption to the school day.    

• Where possible, allow the student to experience the sights of Sydney and the surrounding regions (this may mean including the exchange student in any family holiday plans within the exchange period). Students will need to discuss this with their exchange host brother and his family)

• Provide reasonable access to the internet to allow the exchange student to communicate with their family

• Arrange for the exchange student to travel to and from Waverley College on school days

• Incoming students will be required to wear their own school uniform that correlates to the season in Sydney. If your exchange student does not wear a school uniform in their home country, the College will provide the host family with items. 

• The family is responsible for the registration and organisation of any additional co-curricular sports and activities for their visiting student. This will also means training or games.

• The visiting student will assume the timetable of their host brother (students may change their electives during her stay - subject to availability)

• Meet and greet their exchange student at the International Airport.