ACCOMMODATION WHILE STUDYING

Once you’ve accepted your offer to study at Griffith College, it’s a good idea to start looking for accommodation early, with popular options often filling up quickly.

Depending on the experience you’re looking for, you might choose to live on campus, where you’ll be close to classes and part of the campus community, or off campus, where you’ll have a wider range of locations and accommodation styles to choose from.

Remember, our Brisbane and Gold Coast campuses are around an hour apart, so make sure you check which campus you’ll be studying at before you book. We recommend choosing somewhere close to your campus or checking your travel time and public transport options before committing to accommodation.

If you need help finding accommodation, our friendly staff across both campuses are happy to assist.

Griffith University Village

Located on the Griffith University Gold Coast campus, Griffith University Village offers the convenience of living just minutes from class in a welcoming student community. It’s an easy way to stay close to campus life while meeting and connecting with other students.

Student One Accommodation

Griffith College have a partnership with Student One for their Brisbane City locations – one of Queensland’s best student accommodation providers.

With excellent facilities and three locations to choose from, Student One provides a safe yet vibrant living experience where students have the opportunity to mingle and make friends in what is an extension of their classroom.

Under-18 students have the option to choose accommodation with Student One if they are studying on campus at Brisbane City.

STANDARD PROPERTY INCLUSIONS:

• Access to gym
• Access to heated swimming pool
• Access to outdoor BBQ areas
• Access to a comprehensive Residential Life program and student community
• 24-hour access to a comprehensive purpose-built study zone including private tutoring areas
• Access to soundproof music rooms
• Access to the rooftop multi-purpose zone
• Free unlimited WiFi

There are plenty of off-campus alternatives if you would prefer to live away from campus. Visit Study Queensland and/or Study Gold Coast for a list of recommended accommodation providers for both Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

RENTING RESOURCES

The Residential Tenancies Authority has a number of resources available for students renting in Queensland. If you are new to Queensland or renting for the first time, take a look at their website for information on signing a tenancy agreement, paying a rental bond and moving in.

MORE RTA RESOURCES

• Pocket guide for tenants – houses and units (also available in translated versions)
• Guide for renting with others in different types of shared tenancies
• Short videos explaining what a bond is, rights and responsibilities
• Access to a free interpreter service by calling the RTA on 1300 366 311 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm – AEST, excluding public holidays).

ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDER 18S

All international students who are under 18 years of age must satisfy one of the following accommodation requirements whilst studying at Griffith College:

• Live with at least one parent; or
• Live with an adult who normally lives in Queensland (other than an overseas student) who has been appointed in writing by a parent of the student to act as the student’s guardian; or
• Live with an approved Griffith College homestay provider (The Australian Homestay Network) Homestays provide students the opportunity to experience life in an Australian family home. Students will be able to immerse themselves in Australian culture while improving their English.
• If studying in Brisbane City, students may choose to live at Student One Accommodation, a Griffith College approved partner for under-18 students.

Griffith College ensures that students satisfy one of these requirements by obtaining written documentation from the students’ parents prior to the student commencing their studies.

If during the period of enrolment any student under 18 years of age is not living under one of the above requirements, then arrangements will be made for the students’ accommodation in order to satisfy this requirement or the student will be reported to the Australian Department of Home Affairs for a breach of their student visa condition.

Students who wish to change into alternative accommodation must contact the Accommodation Manager or the Student Counsellor to gain written approval prior to moving.