<p>Happykid is seriously interested in Australia - here are a couple of links I found while tracking down information:</p>
<p>[AustraLearn:</a> Study in Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific ? providing semester and year abroad, internship, summer, and degree programs abroad](<a href=“http://www.australearn.org/]AustraLearn:”>http://www.australearn.org/)</p>
<p>[The</a> Australian Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)](<a href=“http://cricos.deewr.gov.au/?Redirect=Y]The”>http://cricos.deewr.gov.au/?Redirect=Y)</p>
<p>The best piece of news is that international students in Australia receive work permits, and can find jobs either on or off campus for up to 20 hours a week. This would mean that while Happydad and I would have to come up with the airfare and tuition, Happykid could make enough money there to pay her own living expenses.</p>
<p>Having lived in South America, my advice would be for anyone interested in studying there to contact the Education officers at the consulates of the countries that are of interest. It will also help if they know anyone personally in the countries they are looking at who can help them with the red tape, and with housing. Most South American universities don’t have on-campus housing like in the US.</p>
<p>These kids could also consider a year exchange program ([AFS</a> Intercultural Programs](<a href=“http://www.afs.org%5DAFS”>http://www.afs.org) [Youth</a> For Understanding](<a href=“http://www.yfu.org%5DYouth”>http://www.yfu.org)) to test the waters. If they hunt around, they may find a program that will let them enroll in a university rather than in a secondary school.</p>