NZ - Australia Matched Student Exchange
This programme is designed to foster international understanding between Australians
and New Zealanders. Although arranged by the district committee it is largely run
on a family to family basis with support from clubs.
Students need to possess good knowledge, be responsible, of good character, and
most importantly, be able to mix well.
The committee administers the programme of matched exchanges whereby secondary school
students from our district aged between 13.5 and 16 years on January 1 exchange
with Australian students. The New Zealand student lives with the family of their
matched Australian student for 13 weeks attending the same school. The Australian
student accompanies the New Zealand student back to their New Zealand home and school
for 13 weeks.
District Committee
Time Line - Dates for Committee Action
| Date | To | Detail |
| 01 Jul 12 | | Applications and club interviews for 2012/13 NZ-Australian Matched student Exchanges completed |
| 31 Aug 12 | | Club interviews completed |
| 15 Sep 12 | | New Zealand Matched Exchange Students return home from Australia |
| 15 Sep 12 | | NZ students return home |
| 30 Sep 12 | | District interviews for 2012/13 NZ-Australian Matched student Exchanges completed |
| 30 Sep 12 | | District interviews completed for 2012 |
| 07 Oct 12 | | Debrief for NZ Students / Selection meeting / NZ/Australia Matching Conference in Australia |
| 25 Nov 12 | | Counsellors Orientation Day (compulsory) |
| 30 Nov 12 | | Successful NZ-Australia Matched Students notified |
| 30 Nov 12 | | Matched students notified |
| 06 Apr 13 | | NZ Matched Student Exchange students fly to Australia |
| 29 Jun 13 | | Australian and New Zealand Matched Student Exchange students arrive from Australia |
| 30 Jun 13 | | Expressions of Interest for NZ-Australian Matching Exchange due |
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