Set up a new hostel

Your hostel building needs to be ready to accommodate students to get a licence. Hostels cannot accommodate students without a licence. If you plan to set up a new hostel, review our application form to make sure you have all the information you need.

Fill out our application for a hostel licence form.

An advisor from your regional office will visit your hostel to do an inspection.

Hostels can be run by schools or by private providers. Private providers need a memorandum of understanding with the school they are attached to. The memorandum must show that students boarding at the hostel will be attending the school.