From your first enquiry to the moment your program concludes, we’re with you every step of the way.
Whether you’re interested in a short-term, semester, or full-year program, an AIIU Global High School experience will open your world and enrich your life.
We’ll answer your questions, stay in regular contact while you’re abroad, and facilitate communication between you, your Support Officer, your host family, school, and our international partners. It’s all about ensuring a safe, supportive, and unforgettable overseas journey.
AIIU host families are carefully screened and selected to provide a welcoming, safe and caring environment. Your host family will choose you based on shared interests and values, and they’ll be excited to welcome you into their home and learn about life in Australia. If you choose a non-English speaking destination, you’ll gain the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a new language and culture through daily conversation.
It may feel daunting at first, but the lifelong benefits are immeasurable.
Child Safety & Quality Management
Child Safety & Quality Management
We prioritise student wellbeing with robust child safety, protection, and quality management policies that meet Australian and international standards.
International Destinations
Our International Destinations
Explore our diverse exchange and study abroad destinations around the globe – each offering a unique cultural and educational adventure.
Become an AIIU Host Family
Become an AIIU Host Family
Open your home to the world. Support global understanding and lifelong friendships by hosting an international high school student.
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The principal purpose of AIIU’s Global High School programs is to provide a broad educational experience for students and to further international/intercultural understanding.
Broad Educational Experience
AIIU’s Global High School participants develop competencies in communication, collaboration and cooperation, strategic and creative thinking, leadership, networking skills, deductive reasoning, problem solving and decision making, and resourcefulness.
Global High School Programs foster the development of sophisticated ways of looking at the world, respect for other cultures, sensitivity to different cultural, political and economic systems and mindfulness towards the welfare of the planet and its people.
Students live with host families and assimilate into local host communities. AIIU Global High School programs are not touristic in nature.
Complement your Australian high school studies with a short term, semester or year living and studying overseas in a country of your choosing.
At a Glance:
• Live with a local host family
• Attend school full time
• Experience your host country’s cultures and customs first-hand
• Learn a language
• Build lifelong memories and friendships
Educational Benefits
• International learning and cultural understanding
• Language acquisition through immersion
• Enhanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Broader general knowledge and global awareness
Personal Benefits
• Increased self-confidence and independence
• Maturity and social poise
• Lifelong friendships and cultural appreciation
• Greater resilience and adaptability
You are eligible to apply if you are:
• Still at school when applying
• In good physical and mental health
• Maintaining at least a C grade average
• Mature and open-minded
• Flexible and adaptable
• Between 15 and 17 years old at program commencement
• An Australian resident
Student Exchange Programs
Students live with volunteer host families and attend local volunteer schools under regulated exchange frameworks.
Study Abroad Programs
Study Abroad programs may include payment to host families or schools and are not regulated under Australian student exchange authority frameworks.
For programs over 3 months, a student visa (subclass 500) is required.
As a registered Student Exchange Organisation, AIIU operates programs on a reciprocal basis, balancing inbound and outbound student numbers and program duration requirements.