WELFARE & ACCOMMODATION POLICY All Firbank students who are on a Confirmation of Appropriate Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW) letter are the responsibility of Firbank. Students are not permitted to live independently or without supervision. If a student is in Australia on their own, Firbank Grammar is mandated by law to undertake responsibility to make arrangements in regard to accommodation.
ACCOMMODATION Firbank Grammar School has an obligation under the ESOS Act and the National Code of Practice 2018 to ensure all overseas students have appropriate accommodation and welfare arrangements in place for the entire period the student is enrolled at the school. Students under the Age of 13 For students under the age of 13 seeking entry to the School, the School, under VRQA guidelines, will only accept the student if they are accommodated in the Boarding House or will be living with a parent. The following procedures will apply:
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1. A member of the Firbank International Operations Team will visit the student at their place of residence to confirm that the student is living with a parent. 2. A copy of the parent’s passport and visa must be provided and will be placed in the students file.
3. A signed letter stating that the student is residing with a parent must be provided to the International Student Co-Ordinator and will be placed in the student’s file. 4. If the parent returns to their country of origin, then, in order for the student to remain in the School, they would need to transfer their accommodation arrangements to the Boarding House. Students aged 13 and above Students under the age of 18 must have acceptable arrangements for their accommodation, support and general welfare for the duration of their student visa. Students have three options. They may either: 1. live with a parent or legal custodian 2. live with a relative as approved by the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) 3. or live in Australia under a welfare arrangement that has been approved by Firbank Grammar School Option 1 If a student’s parent or legal custodian is providing welfare for the student during their stay in Australia, the student’s family will need to provide proof of the relationship to DHA for the purposes of visa application and the family is fully responsible for the welfare of the child. In this instance the school does not issue a Confirmation of Accommodation and Welfare (CAAW) letter and is not 29
