St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar are pleased to offer a range of short-term study experiences for international schools and students.
Study Dates and Plans
2024 Study Tours
- Our 2024 Study Tour program has concluded.
2025 Study Tours
- Study Tours will not be provided in January and February 2025.
- You can lodge your interest for future tours via this web page.
- We are reviewing our program for 2025, and will not advertise the 2025 program until March 2025.
Being part of an international study tour offers enriching benefits to international students.
- Improved English language skills
- Developing global awareness
- Growth in confidence
- Opportunity to forge new friendships
- Develop leadership ability
The school currently offers two experiences, which are subject to availability and are provided at the discretion of the school.
Individual and Family Short Term Study Tour
Individual and Family Short Term Study Tour
Families who are visiting Australia and want their children to gain experience in an Australian school.
Length of tour 1 – 4 Week(s)
Students aged 10 – 16 (Younger ages maybe considered)
Experience
- Students join the school and attended classes as a student of St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar.
- Students are provided with a student buddy.
- Orientation brochure.
- Certificate and gift provided.
Requirements
- Students should have a working knowledge of English.
- Students must stay with their family, accommodation options are not offered by the School.
Fees $1,000 per week per student + $110 administration fee (non-refundable).
Minimum student number 1
Max student number 4
Group Study Tour
Group Study Tour
International tour groups or schools that want their students to have an international cultural and schooling experience.
Length of tour 1 Week
Students aged 13 – 16
Experience
- Students follow a pre-agreed schedule of activities.
- Activities are a combination of the tour group only and combined classroom experience with SMBG students.
- International and Australian students interact in class and group activities.
- Orientation brochure.
- Certificate and gift provided.
Requirements
- Students should have a working knowledge of English.
- Accommodation options are not offered by the School.
- All welfare requirements for visiting students are to be provided by the Tour Provider.
- So that students can be effectively managed, tour groups should be made up of student ages:
- 10 – 13 years of age; or
- 13 – 16 years of age.
Fees $1,000 per week per student (minimum charge $20,000) + $500 group administration fee (non-refundable).
Minimum student number 20
Max student number 50
- The school does not provide any accommodation assistance or management for these programs.
- Study tour programs are subject to availability and are at the discretion of the school. The school reserves the right to select and appoint partner agents it wishes to work with.
- The School reserves the right to alter pricing or programs or stop offering study tours without notice. Study tours are only booked when you have received a confirmation from the school and fees have been paid. All fees must be paid 30 days in advance of the study tour commencing.
- Study tours are available between March and November each year (study tours are NOT available in December, January or February).
- Programs and experiences are only a guide. While every effort will be made to deliver the program/experience as detailed, the school does reserve the right to change programs and experiences without notice.
- The School will make every effort to delivered agreed programs, however from time to time the school may need to alter, shorten or cancel a study tour. The school will endeavour to provide the maximum amount of notice to the study tour. Should this occur the School will work with the agent to provide an alternative tour or experience and provide a pro-rata refund.
The School has limited study tour places each year and that these can be difficult to plan for, so each Study Tour is reviewed based on availability and merit.
Preference is provided to organisations/agents that:
- have a registered office in Australia
- have organised study tour previously
- are a registered Australian Education Agent
- have an existing relationship with the school
- agents who’s students wish to study at SMBG and who have completed an Enrolment Application Form.
We will receipt your request on the same day, but it may take up to a week to respond to your application.
Why does it take this long? Because each tour is unique and involves our Australian student’s we need to ensure it fits with our schedule which means we have to talk to Heads of Schools, years and wellbeing, to ensure we can support a program that will provide the right student experience.
Education Agents who have an international student, who is considering studying full time at St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar will be provided priority, where the application for a short-term tour is accompanied with application to attend the school. The international student will be charged the standard applicable study tour fee, which will be refunded against the students, standard fee schedule, when they commence with the school.
Once your tour has been approved, we’ll provide you with an agreement, which details who’s responsible for what.
When we receive your signed agreement we will send you the following:
- Student list form (completed for the whole tour group)
- Student information form and code of conduct (completed by all students)
- Orientation book
- Parent code of conduct (completed by all parents accompanying the study tour)
- Invoice for deposit or invoice for whole tour if the agreement if less than 40 days before study tour is due to commence. Please note that the deposit non-refundable, if you cancel or alter the agreed agree study tour period.
