- So, I'm from China.
I'm from Shenzhen, which is a very close city
and big city near Hong Kong.
So when I first came to Australia,
I chose the city called Bundaberg for my Year 8 and 9.
- Being in a regional centre, you really experience that true side of Australia.
Most regional centres, we're close to the beach,
we have great opportunities to really engage with flora and fauna.
From when our international students first arrive
at Bundaberg State High School, we start the goal-setting process.
So they sit down with myself as the principal,
our guidance staff, a homestay coordinator
and usually the year level coordinator.
- And then I make my transition
to Queensland Academy for Creative Industry in Brisbane.
- We realised that we needed to make sure that she had every opportunity
to reach the goal that she did.
We started talking about the opportunities that she had,
either by staying in Bundaberg and moving on to university that way,
or by being somewhere like one of the Queensland academies,
so that she can actually be around like-minded kids.
- The IB program will be more challenging
compared with the ATAR program
and you will get... You will just be more...
developed in each area than just in the normal areas,
because the IB will teach you to...
..to be more independent, and you have to be more creative
than just study and listen to what the teacher says.
- It's their educational progress, socialisation,
their mental welfare and wellbeing, so there's many layers,
and being the international coordinator
is something that I'm finding absolutely I'm passionate about.
And my passion comes from watching my students
and how they embrace the culture of Australia,
their new friends, the new language, the education.
So I get my inspiration from my students.