Homestay Conditions.

1. A minimum of ten working days must be allowed for suitable homestay accommodation to be arranged.

2. Accommodation, meals, electricity, gas and water costs are included in the costs. Students will usually prepare their own breakfast and lunch from ingredients from their homestay kitchen.

The homestay provider will provide a hot dinner every night. Part homestay does not include meals, guests buy their own food and prepare their own meals using the hosts kitchen.

3. Full homestay costs range from A$180 to $220 per week depending on the quality of the accommodation. Part homestay costs range from $120 to $150 per week. The rates charged by your host are listed on the hosts profile.

4. Due to the limited number of suitable homestays, Swinburne International does not guarantee that every applicant will be placed in a homestay upon arrival.

5. Initial stay in a homestay is four weeks minimum.

6. Upon arrival, a bond and 2 weeks’ rent must be paid. The bond is a deposit that is refundable at the end of your stay if there are no outstanding telephone bills or property damage. The bond is a once-only payment and you will be given a receipt for the payment. You will also receive a receipt for each rent payment you make. You must keep all your receipts.

7. A minimum of 14 days notice must be given to the homestay provider prior to leaving the homestay.

8. All costs of personal telephone calls made by the student are payable by the student. We recommend that students use mobile phones or a pre-paid phone card available from newsagents.

9. In most homestay homes smoking is not permitted. If you do not indicate on your booking form that you smoke, it is likely that you will be allocated to a non-smoking homestay.

10. Upon your arrival at your homestay accommodation, you must sign an agreement with your homestay provider.