About GapBreak

Gap year out placements for school leavers

It's Your Time

Your world. Discover it.

You're about to finish school and bury the books - now what? Not sure what you want to study next year? All you know is that you need to get away and discover the world before you get serious about life. Time to take a GapBreak.

Antipodeans Abroad invites you to join our GapBreak program, a 3-6 month volunteer placement in a developing country. You'll be challenged, discover new horizons and different ways of living while you work in a village school or on a community project. Teach English, build a classroom, work in an orphanage, with street-kids or on a conservation project. The work is fun and worthwhile.

Join one of our many groups of young Australians heading off throughout the year to start their adventure.

You'll live among local people in a developing country, tasting life in its simplest form. You will take a journey you never thought possible. The experience will change the way you think and look at the world.

This is a fantastic way to spend your first year out of school. Get a job, earn some money, do your three-month structured placement then go and see the world.

We run a first class, two-day Training Course which covers health and safety, responsible travel, teaching workshops and has loads of tips from past students to prepare you for the biggest journey of your life.

Taking a GapBreak is a great way to prepare for your tertiary studies. You'll gain confidence, independence and a belief that you can make a difference.

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Come to one of our regular Information Nights to hear the stories from those who have done it before. Check the dates online and book your seat. Or maybe you'd like to arrange an interview to find out if GapBreak is for you. Fill out the Interview Request Form online and we'll do the rest.

THE EXPERIENCE

You'll be prepared! We provide basic skills training before you go.
Make a contribution during your three-months volunteer placement.
Live with the local people, forming life-long friendships.
Regular visits and support from our in-country representative (on call at all times).
Independent travelling after your placement.

WHAT WE ARRANGE FOR YOU

Comprehensive training course
Your 3-6 month volunteer placement
Accommodation and board
In-country support backed up by our Australian office
Transfers to and from your placement

The Thailand Expedition was a great way to ease into your placement. It introduced some of the work we might be doing and the conditions we might be living in, yet it was still very much a fun holiday.