Programs for schools

Whether you're looking for school swimming and water safety lessons, a fun event for your students, or have something else in mind – we've got you covered.

Our range of programs are suitable for preschool, primary and secondary schools across all ages and levels.

Your students will be able to develop their swimming skills, learn about water safety and have fun in the water. We can even tailor our swimming lessons and programs to meet your school's needs.

Find out more about our swimming lessons and programs below.

Swimming lessons with the Y

Students will learn vital swimming skills, develop their swimming strokes and gain knowledge and understanding of different aquatic situations. Students will also take part in water safety education and open water scenarios, learning important survival skills.

Our program is aligned to the National Swimming and Water Safety Framework, which ensures that students work towards national benchmarks. We can deliver the program across your chosen number of sessions (we recommend at least five).

We'll also award the Victorian Water Safety Certificate to any student who achieves the required competencies.

Session information

Our swimming lessons program runs for approximately 10 weeks during the school term. We deliver sessions once a week for 30 minutes each day.

We'll assess students at the start of the program, then place them in skill-based groups for the duration of the program.

Each class has a teacher to student ratio of 1:10, however if you require a lower ratio we can discuss this with you.

Programs

Water safety incursions

We can come to you and provide classroom presentations and activities relating to swimming, water safety and personal survival. Our interactive and engaging activities are suitable for students of all ages and can be a great addition to your in-pool programs with us.

Water safety day

Learn personal survival and water safety skills. Activities can include aquatic rescues suited to age and ability, beach and waterways education, clothed swim and lifejacket experience.

We also offer aquatic fun days, before school training and swimming time trials. Pricing for these programs is available upon request.

We're committed to providing access to all students

We're committed to providing every student with equal opportunity to participate in our programs. We can support students with medical conditions and special needs, and the YMCA can provide subsidised access to students in financial hardship.

Bookings

To find out more about our programs or make a booking, please submit the enquiry form on this page. We'll be in touch to discuss your school's needs.