The Process

Hosting with AHN is easy, just complete these simple steps:

  1. Click here to apply and submit our one page application form.
  2. Complete your AHN profile. Host profiles are used to match the best students to your home/ family.
  3. One of our friendly local staff will conduct interviews and a house inspection. A background check is also necessary for safety and security purposes.
  4. You’re ready to host!

Host Payments

Host reimbursement rates include the use of internet, laundry facilities and utilities (e.g. power, water). All hosts who successfully complete the host certification process to accept AHN guests are automatically covered under AHN’s insurance policy. More information about How Hosts are Paid is available on the AHN website.

2024 Homestay Host Reimbursement Rates Perth
Applies to stays from 1 January 2024
Over 18s Homestay Packages (Per Week)
Private Room Shared Room
Complete Homestay
3 meals, 7 days per week		 $335 Complete Homestay
3 meals, 7 days per week		 $305
Traditional Homestay
2 meals Monday to Friday, 3 meals on weekends		 $300 Traditional Homestay
2 meals Monday to Friday, 3 meals on weekends		 $270
Dinner Only $275 Dinner Only $245
No Meals $245 No Meals $215
Under 18s Homestay Packages (Per Week)
Complete Homestay
3 meals, 7 days per week		 $355 Complete Homestay
3 meals, 7 days per week		 $325
Traditional Homestay
2 meals Monday to Friday, 3 meals on weekends		 $320 Traditional Homestay
2 meals Monday to Friday, 3 meals on weekends		 $290

Please note:

  • Host reimbursement rates may vary for schools where there are special arrangements with AHN.
  • Additional reimbursement may be offered if hosts are requested to supply special services to guests.
  • AHN makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and validity of the information provided, however, rates are subject to change without notice.

    • About Homestay Hosting

    There are so many great things you can experience as a homestay host:

    New friendships

    Once you’ve hosted a student, it can be difficult to remember your life without them in it. In a very short time, people from opposite corners of the globe, so to speak, go from being strangers to being family. We know from experience that most host families and their host students stay in contact long after the student returns home. Whether it’s phone calls and Skype, email and letters, or return visits to Australia and trips overseas, not a week goes by when we don’t hear at least one wonderful story about how host families and their international family members remain connected for months, years, and even decades after their exchange experiences have ended.

    Helping someone start their life in Australia

    Although every host family has unique reasons for inviting a cultural exchange student into their homes and lives, we know that helping someone else achieve their dream of living in and learning about life in Australia is often one of the main reasons families choose to host. Watching a young person experience new things, improve their English skills, and have personal triumphs in Australia often gives host families a sense of achievement. Host families are often pleasantly surprised that inviting a student to live with them whilst studying in Australia leaves the family with a collective ‘warm and fuzzy feeling’.

    Seeing Australia through fresh eyes

    Sometimes it is easy to forget how wonderful Australia is simply because we live here! International students are keen to learn more about Australia and love to experience the things that make our country so special. This excitement of an international student can be contagious and many host families find that hosting reminds them how much they love Australia and helps them rediscover a love for their local community and their country.

    Hosting can be fun!

    It can be easy to overlook the fact that being a host family can be lots of fun for the whole family. Whether it is re-discovering your wonderful local community, or introducing your host student to Australian customs and traditions like Australia Day, Anzac Day, BBQs and backyard cricket, there are countless opportunities for fun and enjoyment when you become a host family.

    About Australian Homestay Network

    AHN provides the highest quality homestay experiences in Australia. We are committed to ensuring that each and every homestay placement is an enriching, secure and memorable cultural experience for both guests and hosts. Visit AHN’s Host FAQs page to find out more about our world-class services.

    AHN has placed over 80,000 students from 185 countries in homestays across Australia

    We conduct training, in-home interviews and background checks for hosts to ensure students are in safe hands

    Full support for students, hosts and schools from a local homestay co-ordinator backed by a network of nationwide staff and a 24/7 hotline

    What our hosts and students say

    Our homestay hosts and students have some great things to stay about their experiences. From trying new food, going on adventures with their homestay families, improving their English and feeling safe and comfortable – our hosts and guests are happy to share their experiences.

    Contact us

    For any enquires please contact AHN Perth on (+61) 08 6141 8690 or perth@homestaynetwork.org.