UK State College with Homestay

Our State College with Homestay is ideal for those who want the full exchange experience. Studying alongside local students, making friends, improving English in a natural way and living with a typically British family.

Available to all nationalities, this programme provides students with an array of academic opportunities, impressive facilities and good academic standards.

The homestay aspect of this programme means that students achieve the full British experience by living in a normal family environment. Students will be fully integrated into family life, they will have access to house facilities, their own room, full board Mondays-Fridays and warm, friendly surroundings.

• A wide range of academic and vocational subjects
• 15 – 20 hours of class time (5 – 6 hours per A Level subject)
• Emphasis placed on self-study skills
• Varied and extensive extra-curricular opportunities
• Large student population (1,500+ students)
• Medium class sizes (20 – 30 students per teacher)
• Mostly non-religious and co-educational colleges
• Local host families

State colleges in the UK are schools which specialise in the final two years of high school. They provide a modern and mature environment for students of all levels and provide among the best facilities and range of options available in the UK.

All HSI partner colleges are in or near medium size cities which offer a safe living environment whilst providing students with plenty of facilities and entertainment for evenings and weekends.

Benefits of living with a host family:

• Make connections for life with a home away from home
• Experience different cultural norms, cuisines and perspectives
• Perfect your natural language skills
• Immerse yourself in British family life
• Take advantage of your host family’s knowledge of the local area, enabling you to make the most of your experience