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Opening your heart and home to our Japanese student allows you to have
a life-changing experience in your own home as return.
The students are looking to experience a friendly Australian family atmosphere with you, not just a simple room.
The students require a fully furnished room with a bed, desk, lamp and wardrobe.
One of the benefits of homestay is the ability to learn English at home as well as when the students attend group classes.
Please consider the language and culture differences.
Weekdays: 2 meals
(breakfast & dinner)
Weekends: 3 meals
(breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Opportunity to experience Japanese culture in your own home.
Lasting memories and ongoing relationship between the student and you, the host family.
Participate in cultural exchange including the opportunity for children to be exposed to different cultures.
Stipend per student to help offset expenses each fortnight
Homestay coordinator will get in touch with you to arrange most suitable date and time. (Inspections: 11AM - 5PM on weekdays)
All host families are required to obtain a Working With Children Check (NSW) or
a Blue Card (QLD) for anyone over the age of 18 in your home.
Yes, you can host more than one student at a time.
The maximum students at a homestay is three including OKC students, but not from Japan as we want our students to develop their English-speaking skills.
Yes. Before the students arrive, guaranteed payment will be transferred by OKC through bank transfer. Depending on the student’s length of stay, the first payment will cover the first 2-week period and subsequent payments will be made every 2 weeks. The full amount will be transferred before the student’s arrival If the duration of stay is less than 2 weeks.
Hosts should not take payments directly from student guests except Wi-Fi fee.
In these instances, it is encouraged for the host and students to resolve and find a common ground, as most of them are based on simple misunderstandings. If both parties are still unable to resolve the matter, please contact OKC's homestay coordinators to assist in finding a solution as quickly as possible.
Cancellation is only accepted under exceptional circumstances, such as sudden illness. It will be unsettling for a student to have changes in their homestay arrangements before they arrive.
In such short notice, we may need your help for a day or so, until we can find another host.
It is impossible to predict when you will be matched with a student as we go through a screenig process to carefully make the best matches possible. After all, there is no way to know when a student who matches your profile will apply. There are certain peak times of year when we receive the greatest number of applications shown below.
January - March/ August - September
are popular months for short-term group tours of 2 – 6 weeks.