- We're here at Duranbah Beach.
This is one of the great surf breakers on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
My name is Kota and I'm from Japan
and I study at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School.
This is the sport excellence program.
And we surf four times a week.
And the teacher, Mr Falvye,
coaches us, filming our surfing,
and giving me advice and it helps a lot.
- As the coach of the senior group,
I meet the students four times a week.
It's timetabled into their program.
And they spent the same amount of time on their surfing
as they do on their English and maths and science
and their other core subjects.
For the international students, it immerses them in Australian culture
and allows them to develop their English skills, their communication skills,
and lifelong friendships from all over the world.
- My future goal is to become a professional surfer.
Coming here and studying at Palm Beach Currumbin State High School
is helping a lot.
There's a sport excellence program
and I get to surf every day
the great surf breaks on the Gold Coast.
And hopefully I'll be a professional surfer one day.