Category: Australia

Australia is fast becoming the land of the gap year. Flick through your Instagram Stories, and there’s always a handful of people living it up

2020 Gap Year Participant Lewis Maclean spent his year in Australia’s sunshine state, Queensland. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us.”At the start of my gap year I felt a huge sense of anticipation mixed with an awful lot of excitement . I …

Gap Year in SydneySydney is one of the most iconic cities in the world. If you’ve never been there, then you have to put it on your bucket list! It’s packed full of amazing activities to pass the time, and the atmosphere in the city centre is just fant…

Approaching 5 years since his gap year, we caught up recently with Simon Hall from the UK about his time in Australia. Q. Where and when did you spend your gap year overseas?A. I was fortunate enough to spend 15 months living and working at the Whitsun…

Well it’s the Australia Day (Australia’s national day) long weekend Downunder so we thought we would catch up with Dylan Steenkamp from Botswana to chat all things Australia and his time spent at argubly one of Australia’s best schools in regional New …

Gap Year in Perth When most people think about Australia, they tend to think about all the famous cities over on the eastern side of the country. Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne are all found over on this side of Australia. But, way over to the west, w…

Annie from the UK caught up with Sophie Rae our Gap Year program coordinator to recap on her gap year experience at Perth College in Western Australia! Q. Annie, what have you learnt about yourself during your gap year?There have been many things I hav…

Gap Year in the Whitsundays Want to spend your gap year somewhere entirely unique? How about an island chain best known for luxury resorts, crystal blue waters, sunny beaches, and miles and miles of uninhabited national park land? Sounds like the Whits…

Gap Year in Adelaide It’s no secret that universities are encouraging gap years more and more. The chance to take a year out and travel can help you clear your mind and really figure out what you want to do with your life. The secret to a successful ga…