Learn to swim program

Why Swim and Survive?

Learn to swim, swimming lessons, and infant aquatics are all terms commonly used across the aquatic industry for programs that seek to build swimming skills. Swim and Survive is all of these, but most importantly it provides a level of protection for children by helping to equip them with solid foundation skills in swimming, survival and basic rescue.

  • One in five of all drowning deaths are children aged under 18 years.
  • Over 15 million Australian children have participated in the Swim and Survive program.
  • The program has reduced the rate of drowning in children aged five to 14 years by over 75 per cent.

Little Wonder Program (6 months - 4 years)

The Little Wonder program is for infants and preschoolers. The program allows students to learn skills that align with motor skills learnt at each development age.

Little Wonder | Level 1: water familiarisation program for parents and their children aged 6 months to 12 months.

Little Wonder | Level 2: water familiarisation program for parents and their children aged 1 to 2 years.

Little Wonder | Level 3: water familiarisation program for parents and their children aged 2 to 3 years.

Little Wonder | Level 4: transitional class for children aged 3 to 4 years.

Ready to enrol?

You can sign-up and enrol your child on our member portal via the link below. This will take through a registration process and then allow you to select the program you wish to enrol in. Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak with someone at the centre, please call us on (03) 5358 0550 or email ssac@ngshire.vic.gov.au. You can also drop into the centre and speak with our friendly team. 


Learn to Swim Program (4+ years)

The Learn to Swim program is for children aged 4 years and above. The students in this program will work through Levels 1 - 12. See below for further information on each level and the milestones students need to reach before they can progress further.

We also offer a squad program; the squad class is a one-hour long session and is for any student that has completed Level 7 and above in our program. 

Struggling to see the below pathway information? You can download the material as a PDF here - Learn-to-Swim-Program-Levels-and-Pathways.pdf(PDF, 3MB)

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Youth Swimming Lessons

Our youth program caters for children 10 to 17 years with a focus on bridging the gap with their swimming skills while creating a welcoming space for older students free from potential unease about learning a skill which their peers may already be confident with. This will allow children to learn to swim with other people of a similar age and experience level, instead of being placed into a lesson based on their skill level which will likely be with younger students.


Ready to enrol?

You can sign-up and enrol your child on our member portal via the link below. This will take through a registration process and then allow you to select the program you wish to enrol in. Alternatively, if you would prefer to speak with someone at the centre, please call us on (03) 5358 0550 or email ssac@ngshire.vic.gov.au. You can also drop into the centre and speak with our friendly team.