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The Koala News: Australia’s International Education News  

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Our group, consisting of the Australian Homestay Network established in  2007 and the New Zealand Homestay established in 2023, has successfully placed more than 80,000 students in safe, reliable, and supportive homestays.

AHN is a standards-based homestay company and helped develop the Australian Homestay Standards. AHN is the first hosted accommodation provider to be endorsed by the National ELT Accreditation Scheme (NEAS) in the category of Quality Products and Services (Area O – Homestay Service Providers).

AHN is dedicated to setting a new global standard for international student homestay. We are raising the standards of homestay in Australia and globally through our proprietary processes of approving host families and matching students to the right hosts.

Medibank is a leading private health insurer, providing health insurance through our Medibank and ahm brands as well as a range of health services across Australia.

Medibank’s purpose is Better Health for Better Lives, and we are proud to deliver health services and wellbeing programs that help international students and higher education staff live better lives.

The Australian education industry is unique, and Medibank has an established and highly experienced partnership team dedicated to collaborating with the sector and placing the health experience of international students at the centre of our focus.

The TOEFL iBT test is the most respected, accepted and preferred test of academic English-language proficiency, used for study, work, and migration. More than 13,000 institutions in 160+ countries worldwide accept TOEFL iBT scores to make high-stakes decisions. The test is a crucial component of the world-class TOEFL Family of Assessments, offering tools for English-language proficiency starting with learners 8+. Powered by ETS, these assessments are rooted in 75 years of research and expertise, building equitable ways to measure proficiency while empowering people and institutions around the globe to turn aspirations into reality. TOEFL is a passionate journey partner, providing learners access, authority and support to move the world. For more information, visit www.ets.org/toefl.  

The Student Accommodation Association Incorporated (SAA) is the representative body for quality student accommodation providers in Australia. SAA represents the interests of our members and has a profile of being a reputable body of engaged industry participants within the commercial, government and education sectors. We serve to inform policy and planning, pertaining to the definition, assessment and development of student accommodation.  

The SAA’s intention is to bring education and student accommodation providers together to promote the value of accommodation provided for the exclusive use of students, and to support and enhance their education experience in Australia. We do it through the National Property Accreditation Scheme (NPAS), an industry-led program that aims to assist national education stakeholders in identifying, promoting and supporting quality-managed student accommodation businesses that provide accommodation for the exclusive use of students. 

To read more about SAA, visit studentaccassoc.com.au. To read more about NPAS, visit npas.org.au.