Accommodation

Homestay Accommodation

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Whether staying for a week to experience our stunning Hawke’s Bay or to live and study for a full year, St John’s College can arrange a homestay family for our international guests. Living with a New Zealand family helps to increase their circle of friends as well as improve their english skills.

We have excellent homestays that are carefully selected and will welcome your son into their homes and families. They enjoy hosting overseas students and provide a safe environment allowing our international students to embrace the Kiwi lifestyle. Many families have adorable pets though we have homestays without should your son have an allergy. All students will have their own fully-furnished bedroom and share the rest of the house. Nearly all houses in Hawke’s Bay are detached with a garden. Parks, shopping, a cinema complex, etc. are usually not far away.

As part of being a signatory to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students and whether staying with a host family or family members, the school abides by the strict rules within the code, which includes police vetting, bi-annual home visits and surveys.

“I enjoy staying with my host family and they are lovely family and my best experience was doing a birthday party.”

“I enjoy staying with my family and it makes me happy.”

Would you like to be a Homestay Family?

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Hosting a student is a beautiful gesture of humanity which will enrich not only theirs but your life, bringing two worlds together.

If you have your own children, they will love having another sibling and will grow from learning about another culture.

If your family would like to open your home to an international student for a short or long-term stay, we would love to hear from you. You will be guided and totally supported by the college.  Please contact the Director of International Students for an application form: international@stjohns.school.nz.