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Information for Study Tour Groups
West Australian Government schools will welcome your tour group. If your group has a specific school that you would like to visit, you must contact the principal of the school and seek approval for the school to be involved. If your group has no current connections with Western Australia, please contact Education and Training International (ETI). ETI will attempt to match your study group with a suitable West Australian school.
Guiding Principles for Study Tours - Study tours must contain educational as well as cultural elements;
- The study tour must not impose any burden, financial or otherwise, on the host school or the host families;
- Study tours should be mutually beneficial to host school and study group; and
- Where possible, study tour programs should complement the existing programs at the host school.
Study Tour Conditions - No tours will be accepted to government schools at the start of the academic year in February, or at the end of the academic year in December;
- No tours to government schools will be accepted during the West Australian school holidays. Term Dates;
- An interpreter must accompany the group. There will be an additional fee if ETI is required to secure the interpreter’s services;
- At minimum, there must be at least one teacher for every 10 students;
- Teachers travelling with the study tour must be on duty 24 hours per day;
- Homestay may not always be available, other provisions for accommodation must be considered;
- If the study tour is intending to undertake any water activities, advice regarding each student’s swimming ability must be forwarded to ETI prior to arrival in Australia;
- Group size shall not exceed 20 primary school students or 28 high school students;
- The group organizer shall request a study tour from Education and Training International a minimum of three months not including school holidays before the expected travel dates; and
- A profile of the organisation conducting the tour must be provided in all cases, regardless whether the organisation is commercial, not-for-profit or a school institution
Study Tour Group Responsibilities - Flights to, from and within Western Australia;
- Travel and Health insurance;
- Public liability insurance;
- Visas for entry into Australia;
- Providing information about student special needs – dietary, health, physical, etc;
- Communicating with study tour participants’ parents;
- Provision of interpreter unless specified otherwise; and
- Accommodation for study tour group unless specified otherwise.
Cancellation Policy Cancellations occurring more than 4 weeks prior to the scheduled commencement of your tour will result in the loss of 50% of your deposit. Cancellation less than 4 weeks from the scheduled commencement of your tour will result in the loss of the entire deposit. If ETI is unable to find a host school, we will return your money in full.
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