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High School Programmes - Student Exchange

Get with the programme!

To be selected for one of our high school student exchange programmes you need to be:

  • Aged between 14 and 18
  • A full-time student
  • A New Zealand citizen or resident

AFS Selection Events occur at three main times during the year.
Although you are welcome to apply all year round we encourage you to keep to the following application dates in 2009:

  • 1st Friday in March 2009 (to be considered during April AFS selections)
  • Last Friday in May (to be considered during July AFS selections)
  • 1st Friday in August (to be considered during September AFS selections)
Note
  • Applications for 2008 have closed.

For more information about going on an exchange with AFS please send an email to Sending Coordinator or call 0800 600 300.

AFS year programme (academic year): Enjoy the ultimate AFS experience and fully integrate yourself into another culture, as you live with a host family and attend a local school as a full time student.

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AFS semester programme (5-6 months): You will still gain an intensive inside view of another country and language as you attend a local school as a full-time student. (Please note this programme cannot be extended to one year.)

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AFS Intensive Programme (up to 3 months): Use your existing language skills in real life situations as you live with a host family and attend a local school. This programme is great for students who want an authentic overseas experience, but are unable to take a long term break from their studies or other commitments. The majority of intensive programme departures occur during the New Zealand summer holidays.

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Go overseas with AFS


Culture Shock!

    “I don’t doubt myself anymore, I know what I’m capable of, I know I can pretty much do anything I want to… I know there’s something inside me that tells me that I can. Because of AFS I can actually say that.”

    Jordan Luke-Close, Manaia, Taranaki to Boston USA

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