The Rotary Youth Exchange Program promotes international friendship by giving young men and women under the age of 18 (as at 1 Jan), the opportunity to experience an academic year, living with host parents in a country other than their own.
Applicants are selected by written application, with interviews at Club and District level. The selected applicants will attend a local High School in the selected country, and live with several host parents. Each applicant is carefully monitored and assisted by a local student counsellor.
Wanneroo Rotary is very proud that after initially hosting two exchange students, Michael Ross from Canada in 1974, and Joyce Starr from the USA in 1977, it has an unbroken record of over 30 years participating in the Youth Exchange Program.
| Inbound Exchange Students | Outbound Exchange Students |
| 1974 | Michael Ross | Canada | ||
| 1977 | Joyce Starr | USA | ||
| 1980 | Lynda Bonnane |
USA |
Stella Campbell | South Africa |
| 1981 | Eric Cronier | Canada | Kevin O'Brien | USA |
| 1982 | Berto Toledo | Brazil | Serena Thomas | France |
| 1983 | Stephanie Spiers | Canada | Louise Horwood | USA |
| 1984 | Sue Givogue | Canada | Melanie Naylor | Denmark |
| 1985 | Betsy Young | USA | Annabel Viner | Belgium |
| 1986 | Isabelle Lavercq | Belgium | Mary McClafferty | Argentina |
| 1987 | Matthias Decker | Germany | Ben Tarbox | USA |
| 1988 | Ayca Ozarak | Turkey | Caroline Crundel | Denmark |
| 1989 | Sanna Maula | Finland | Bridget Blakely | Japan |
| 1990 | Tiffany Charleson | USA | Claire Gibson | Japan |
| 1991 | Marina Sjogren | Sweden | Christine Dunion | Norway |
| 1992 | Jascha Scharz | Germany | Lisa Brideson | Zimbabwe |
| 1993 | Jennifer Hanscom | Canada | Claire Tweedy | Denmark |
| 1994 | Arnaud Laudelout | Belgium | Stacia Kennedy |
Belgium |
| 1995 | Tomohiro Kawai | Japan | Carmel Keogh | Canada |
| 1996 | Evelyn Mikomägi | Estonia | Jarrad Cousins | Canada |
| 1997 | Anatol Knudsen | Denmark | Linda de Grussa | France |
| 1998 | Caroline Gaillard | France | Ross Vander Wal | Japan |
| 1999 | Tiffany Scott | USA | Anica Wilson | South Africa |
| 2000 | Corinne Lopez | Switzerland | Heather Vander Wal | Estonia |
| 2001 | Per Valle Huuse | Norway | Ben Kent | Germany |
| 2002 | Carolina Johansson | Sweden | Caroline Taylor | France |
| 2003 | Brechje Glass | Holland | Lisa Andrews | USA |
| 2004 | Delphine Derbaudrenghien | Belgium | Tom Gamble | Thailand |
| 2005 | Kaemkan Thongphad | Thailand | Chloe Gall | France |
| 2006 | Merryl Parisse | France | Erica Thuijs | Japan |
| 2007 | Dominik Stauch | Germany | Salena Williams | Norway |
| 2008 | Joonas Vainio | Finland | Caitlin Choveaux | Denmark |
| 2009 | Marina Figueiredo Magalhães | Brazil | Anna Mustard | Brazil |
| 2010 | Olivier Ludovicy | Belgium | Laura Douglas | Denmark |
| 2011 | Paul Reipen | Germany | Jonathon Cordner | Brazil |
| 2011 | Mads Spanggaard-Christensen | Denmark |
Interested in applying for Youth Exchange? Applications close on 31 March.
Further information and forms are available from
www.youthexchange.asn.au