Interm Swimming Lessons

Our annual swimming classes commence on Monday December 8 and continue for 8 sessions until Wednesday December 17 at the Arena Joondalup. These lessons are provided at no cost by the Department of Education using qualified swimming teachers. The only cost to parents is for transport and pool entry. Swimming classes are part of our Phys Ed programme and all students are to participate. Enrolment Forms have been sent home and should be returned with payment as soon as possible. An Information Note was sent home at the same time.

The Department of Education meets the cost of instruction at Interm classes for all public primary students and private primary students in rural and remote areas. Parents are generally required to pay a fee, which covers transport and entry costs into the swimming centre. The program is also available to metropolitan private primary schools on a user pays basis.

The program is well supported by schools. In recent years approximately eighty percent of eligible public primary schools have participated in the program. Classes operate at approximately 100 country and 55 metropolitan locations, with 150 000 students enrolling in the program, more than 15 percent of them from private schools.

Parents seeking general information on the structure of the Interm swimming program should click here to be taken the DEO's Awards and Stages page.