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Education and Training International is unable to offer students on-campus accommodation within the city of Perth. We do have on-campus accommodation at some of our regional campuses including Albany, Geraldton and Bunbury. For students studying in Perth it is recommended that they initially book temporary hotel or hostel accommodation for their first week. There are many inexpensive hostels located across Perth. To find out more details on the locations, costs and facilities of these hostels please visit here. During their first week in Perth the student can meet with the International Student Counsellor at their college and that person will assist them with identifying a suitable apartment or house located in one of the suburbs near their college. Because we have hundreds of students arriving at the start of each semester it is common for several students to choose to share an apartment together. Alternatively students can visit the Real Estate Institute of WA which lists the details of all the rental accommodation that is available in each suburb. A typical three bedroom apartment or house in Perth is currently renting at $A350 per week which equates to roughly $A120 per student per week in rent. Students are also normally required to pay one months rent in advance as a refundable bond. Students also need to budget for electricity, gas and phone costs. Homestay Accommodation, Guardianship and Airport Pickup ProcedureEducation and Training International uses Talkabout Tours to manage its airport pickup and homestay arrangements. For a full description of their services and fees as well as the relevant application form please go to their website at www.talkabouttours.com and click on the homestay tab. Talkabout Tours would appreciate it if students could use the online form.Homestay is when students choose to live with an Australian family. This is very popular because students make Australian friends, embrace the Australian lifestyle and culture and improve their English level very quickly. Homestay costs $A220 per week for students 18 years and over, $A240 per week for students 16-17 years of age and $270 per week (including lunch) for students 15 and under. There is also a homestay placement fee of $180 ($260 if under two weeks notice). You are allocated your own bedroom and it includes breakfast and dinner during the week and all your meals on the weekends. It also includes your laundry, snacks, electricity and gas. If requested Talkabout Tours can pick the student up from the airport at a cost of $88 and take them direct to the homestay family. Talkabout Tours will invoice the family for the length of homestay requested up to 10 weeks + placement fee + airport transfer fee + $A15 bank fees after which the homestay family can be paid directly. Talkabout Tours will require a receipt of payment at least two weeks prior to arrival. Either a fax (+618 9319 9327) scanned copy or an email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it quoting the receipt number, date, your name and company name and the name of the student. For students under 18 years of age once Talkabout Tours has identified a homestay family they will give these details to Education and Training International and ETI will issue the Welfare Letter the student will need to include in their student visa application. Sometimes parents have distant relatives or friends in Perth that they would like their child (under 18) to live with. For this to be approved by ETI Talkabout Tours will need to visit the home (for a fee) and ensure it is suitable and appropriate for the child. Talkabout Tours will then list them as an approved homestay family and inform ETI. Only then will ETI issue the Welfare Letter. |
