AFS Australia offers intercultural learning pathways for two main programs:
1. School program: host a school-age participant while they attend school and live with you as a family member.
2. Volunteer Abroad program: host a participant over 18 years of age while they volunteer for a local community organisation and live with you as a family member, but with more independence.
Whether you have cattle or a poodle, six children or none, you have the perfect family!
Do you want to apply to become a host family?
The Host Family Online Application consists of one application which includes:
1) Host Family Composition
2) School, Community and Interests
3) Host Family Description
4) Photo Page
5) References
6) Confidential
7) Compulsory Children’s Check (where applicable)
To get started, just visit our Online Host Family Application website“
Meet one of our exchange students
As demands arise, AFS also offers a range of targeted pathways, detailed below.
• Educator program: host a teacher while they participate on a 3 week program to visit schools and live in your home learning about Australian families as adult participants.
• Home-Stay program: host a school-age participant while they do work experience for 4 weeks.
• Intensive Language program: host a school-age participant while they participate in a structured language program and live with you as a family member.
