2018 HILC At a Glance - English

HILLCREST INTERNATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA CRICOS Provider No.: 01043C

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Hillcrest Christian College commenced its International Student Program in 1996 and is registered to accept international students from Prep to Year 12.

This highly successful and supportive program aims to give students a genuine Australian school experience and strong academic support in one of Queensland’s leading private schools, assisting our students to progress into the future academic or career pathway of their choice.

Unlike ELICOS Colleges, where students are removed from mainstream English speaking students, international students at Hillcrest are immersed in an English speaking environment from their first day. This language saturation strategy improves the student’s listening and speaking skills at a much-increased rate.

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long-term and short-term programs integrated ESL lessons in all year levels, to support students to develop both conversational English and academic English (minimum of 5 lessons x 40 minutes per week) English as an Additional Language, a board registered subject in Year 11 and 12 that provides a rigorous English course with culturally-appropriate content after school tutoring for all international students at no extra charge Basketball and Performing Arts programs Strong focus on STEM, Entrepreneurship and Technology a warm, accepting College community that seeks to welcome and connect with students from other cultures outstanding state-of-the-art facilities caring and supportive local homestay families for Years 7-12 international students requiring accommodation International enrolments are capped at 6% of the student population with limits in each year level, enabling international students to integrate well and maximise their opportunities for learning within the Australian context.

Hillcrest Christian College has seen many international students from across the world graduate and successfully move into a variety of universities including those in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.

The College also welcomes visits from small groups of students connected to our partner schools as part of cultural tours to Australia.

Parents and agents can find information about what Hillcrest Christian College offers international students on our website or by contacting us at international@hillcrest.qld.edu.au.