Southern Cross Cultural Exchange - Experience Your World Video
International Students Arriving in July 2012!
Excellent students, future leaders.
These students need Australian volunteer host families for 3,5 or 10 months, commencing in July 2012. S.C.C.E arranges school, total insurance, 24/7 support. Our representative is near you!
CONGRATULATIONS to the following successful essay-contestants for S.C.C.E.'s annual scholarship.
We look forward to sending these clever Australians on our September - 5 month programs:
To Italy! Stephanie Kerr (Wenona School)
To France! Erika McKenna (Princess Hill Secondary School)
To France! Georgia Smithson-Tomas (Wilderness School)
Heartfelt commiserations to all those who were unsuccessful. We had many fantastic applications and will be contacting all those who weren't successful to thank them for their efforts and offer further program details for those still interested.
Year Programs
A once in a lifetime opportunity! Spend a school year abroad during Year 9, 10, 11 or 12, and become fully immersed in another culture, make international friends, gain a new family and learn another language.
A semester abroad instils students with the growing confidence necessary to live in another culture and become accustomed to the challenges of a different lifestyle.
These programs give students a taste of another culture and the chance to increase their global network, usually without interruption to Australian schoolwork. Summer programs depart in early November for 3 months or early December for 2 or 3 months.
Experience Europe in an English speaking country! Choose the famous emerald isle, where the traditions remain and sustain a caring society, generous manner and medley of culture. Read more
A rare opportunity for Australian students from Year 9 through 12 to gain insight into the day-to-day life of a French family, whilst also experiencing some of the country's most popular historical and touristic regions - Provence, Loire Valley & of course, Paris!Read more
China
November 2.5 month program
After many years, Southern Cross Cultural Exchange has finally found an organisation in China that meets S.C.C.E's standards on full compulsory school enrolment at a tradtional Chinese school and placement with a Chinese host family. Read more
Can't leave at the start of November, but can leave mid-November? Applications now open for France, Germany or Italy. Highly recommended for students intending to take languages in Year 11 or 12. Contact S.C.C.E. for more details.
Hosting - the heart of student exchange
Want to bring a little international flavour to your home? Volunteer to host an exchange student! S.C.C.E. helps all along the journey, and Australian students about to go on exchange find hosting an invaluable way to research and prepare for their own experience.
S.C.C.E. supports students from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and the USA.
Contact our National Office or complete the Host Family Application form and receive profiles of students who will best suit your family - musicians, dancers, athletes - there's an international student for every Australian family!
Don't miss the opportunity for your family, of any shape or size, to continue to grow. For further information on hosting contact us or read more about hosting.
S.C.C.E.'s international students
What do international exchange students think of Australia and Australians? Find out by watching a video clip here.
More than 120 students spent three days in Sydney in July 2010 prior to joining their wonderfully generous and kind host families - watch a video of their experiences here.
S.C.C.E. in the media
ABC Sydney radio breakfast host Adam Spencer interviewed two international students about their wonderful experiences living with voluntary Australian families, listen here.
Two S.C.C.E. students recently appeared on Network Ten's 9am with David and Kim. For a realistic outline of all the benefits of S.C.C.E. programs, as told by successful exchange students, click here to watch the interview.
Returned students - Answering your questions
At our recent Re-entry Orientation a number of students volunteered to answer some of student exchange's FAQs. These students offer a valuable insight into student exchange and the opportunities offered by S.C.C.E.
View their answers to help you prepare for your exchange experience
THE ADVENTURERS - ATTENTION ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS!
Are you an international student interested in coming to Australia?
Here's your chance to spend four incredible weeks exploring Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef!
S.C.C.E. is pleased to offer international high school students a unique Australian experience, covering our most popular sights:
stroll around Sydney Harbour, taking in the world-famous Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge
snorkel around the Great Barrier Reef, getting up close and personal with colourful fish and coral in pristine waters
explore the tropical Daintree Rainforest, spotting the occasional crocodile wading through its river
ride the Kuranda Skyrail up the mountain to visit the town and its famous market atop, and take in some traditional Aboriginal music and dance
The 'Adventurers' program offers three amazing weeks in spectacular Sydney and a final week in tropical Far North Queensland.
Southern Cross Cultural Exchange is a not-for-profit professional organisation specialising in international educational exchange programs. S.C.C.E. has exchanged over 14,500 students with 27 different countries since 1983 when the organisation was founded in Australia. Read More...
