Enrol in VacSwim

Enrol in VacSwim

Enrolments for our summer programs are open.

Enjoy free VacSwim lessons and pool entry for the December and January school holidays. 

Enrolments for our metropolitan venues are now full. There are limited spots available at our regional venues, so don’t miss out. Enrolments close on 16 October 2024, or sooner if spots fill up.

If your preferred venue is fully booked, you can join the waitlist in the online enrolment system to be notified if spaces become available.

To find out what stage your child has achieved, check their most recent certificate or make an assessment. There are minimum skills and age requirements for a child to enter a stage or award. 

Lessons are available for children from 5 to 17 years of age. You may need to provide a birth certificate as proof of age.

New families

If you don't already have a WAIVS account, you need to register for one. You only need to do this once. You won’t need to register in future years.

  1. Register for a WAIVS account.
    • You can register at any time throughout the year, regardless of when enrolments open.
  2. Receive an email with a unique username and password.
  3. With the username and password, sign into WAIVS.
  4. Enter details for you and your children. Once you complete the registration process, you are ready to enrol.

Once you register for a WAIVS account, follow the instructions for returning families.

Returning families
  1. With your username and password, log into your WAIVS account.
    • If you have a concession card, submit it for validation at least 5 business days before enrolments close.
    • You can add additional children at any time on the 'Family details' page. You must do this before you start your enrolment.
  2. In WAIVS, select a program.
    • To find out what programs are on offer at what venues, check programs and locations.
    • When you enrol your child for a metropolitan program, you must select 2 venue preferences. We allocate a place for your child at the second venue if lessons are full at your first preference or there is an unplanned closure at a venue.
  3. Receive email confirmation of your online enrolment. You can also find your enrolment details in the 'Enrolments' tab in the 'Current enrolments' section on WAIVS.

Once enrolments close, we schedule lessons for enrolled students. We email you the enrolment notification with the location and lesson times about 2 weeks before the program starts. Print or save a copy of this notification for identification purposes on the first day of lessons.

To make changes or withdraw, follow the instructions to manage your enrolment.

If you can’t enrol online, you can enrol by post. Enrolments for our metropolitan venues are now full. There are still limited spots available at our regional venues. If your preferred venue is fully booked, we will put you on the waitlist to be notified if spaces become available.

To enrol by post, use the VacSwim postal enrolment form.

Fill one form in for each program you wish to enrol your children in. When you enrol your child for a metropolitan program, you must select 2 venue preferences.

We allocate a place for your child at the second venue if lessons are full at your first preference or there is an unplanned closure at a venue.

You can either:

  • post the completed form with your payment details
  • drop the completed form with the exact amount of cash (in person only) to us at 33 Giles Avenue in Padbury.

We must receive your enrolment before the program enrolment closing date. 

For your child to have the best VacSwim experience, extra support and considerations may be necessary. If your child has additional needs, indicate this when you complete an online or postal enrolment.

After you complete your enrolment:

  1. Fill in the VacSwim child with additional needs form.
  2. Email it to vacswim@education.wa.edu.au.

We use this information to best support your child by:

  • arranging smaller class sizes, where applicable
  • supporting you to arrange suitable supervision. 
Medical conditions with possible loss of consciousness

If your child has or is at risk of any medical condition which involves periodic loss of consciousness, you need to either:

  • provide a medical certificate less than 12 months old that says it’s safe for your child to take part and outlines any conditions which need to be met
  • arrange supervision by a caregiver to make it safe for your child to take part.

Email medical certificates to vacswim@education.edu.au.

You don’t need to submit a medical certificate for children with diabetes because they already require supervision by a caregiver.

Group enrolments

You receive a group ID number when you enrol your child. Find this on your receipt. You can share this with friends or family if you want your children to attend together.

Your friends or family need to include this group ID number on their enrolments. Groups are limited to 6 children.

We consider all requests. We schedule grouped children as close together as we can. Given the size and complexity of our program, this isn’t always possible.

Enrol extended family or friends

If you want to enrol children other than your immediate family, call us on 9402 6412 or email vacswim@education.wa.edu.au.

We will make you a ‘family coordinator’ in the online system, WAIVS. Once we activate this account option, you can register the details of additional families.

Complete the family contact and children’s details in the same way you did your own registration then select and purchase enrolments for each family separately. Discounts apply to families of 3 or more children.

You receive all receipts and notifications for the family enrolments you coordinate to the email address you provide.

We cannot guarantee late enrolments. They may only be offered at limited programs and locations. You may be able to access a late enrolment if there are vacancies available at a location after enrolments close.

You can only complete a late enrolment in person on the advertised dates at the advertised times and locations.

Late enrolments are on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee stages or timeslots will be available.

We share the details of locations accepting late enrolments about 1 to 2 weeks before programs start. Check our website closer to this date for more information.

Stage changes get priority over late enrolments.

Contact us

Call us on 9402 6412 or email vacswim@education.wa.edu.au if you:

  • don’t receive email confirmation of your online enrolment the same day you submit it
  • have difficulty processing a payment
  • need help to register
  • have any questions about WAIVS or enrolment.