This qualitative study discusses the impact of a support network for international students of culturally diverse backgrounds using a peer mentoring scheme. The scheme focused on facilitating cultural integration in the international student community in Newcastle and sought to engender a cooperative community among new students. Data obtained from focus groups revealed the success of the mentoring scheme in facilitating integration of first-year international students, engendering a community of international students in the school, and subsequently increasing the percentage of passes in the first-year examination while reducing the attrition rate.