Information for schools

​​​​​Interm swimming lessons operate across the state with the majority of programs conducted at swimming pools. Some lessons are held at the beach or open water venues where possible.

Find the 2023 interm swimming dates and locations list.

To find what’s available at your preferred venue (or venues), refer to Venues operating in 2024.

Public schools and rural and remote non-government schools

We meet the cost of interm swimming lessons for all primary students in public schools and for primary students in remote and rural non-government schools.

Metropolitan non-government schools

The program is also available to primary students in metropolitan non-government schools on a user pays basis. Refer to Metropolitan interm swimming non-government school conditions and invoicing rates.

You must submit a minimum of 2 series date preferences per term for all 4 terms:

• this includes schools that prefer lessons at a beach venue in Term 1 or 4, submitting Term 2 and 3 preferences for their local indoor swimming pool
• this does not include schools in locations where venues are only accessible for part of the year*. Identified schools will need to nominate two dates for each available term at their closest venue.

* To enable us to facilitate this change through WAIVS, we have classified schools in these locations as a ’Country school’.

When you select and submit your preferences consider the following information:

Considerations for series preferences

Lesson information	The standard lesson configuration is 10 days of 40-minute lessons.
	Your venue selection and the suitability for the students attending: deeper water for upper primary students, warmer conditions for lower primary students
	Surf venues are recommended for Year 5 to 7 students.
	Stages 1 to 15 are offered at pool venues.
	Stages 1 to 14 are offered at surf venues.
	Lessons may be taken at different venues and in different terms for individual year groups, for example: Pre-primary to Year 3    10 lessons at an indoor venue Years 4 to 7                   10 lessons at an indoor or outdoor venue Years 5 to 7                   10 lessons at a surf venue
Series dates	To find what’s available at your preferred venue (or venues), refer to Venues operating in 2024.
Students attending	Submit an accurate projected estimate of the total number of students who will attend lessons in 2024. We use this information to allocate your lessons to optimize available pool space and swimming staff.

Registered school coordinator

Your school must have a registered school coordinator in WAIVS to submit 2024 school preferences. If you need to update your school coordinator details, call us on 9402 6394. If you are a new Interm swimming school coordinator for your school, register on the WAIVS school portal.

School coordinators can view the current year allocations and submit new school preferences submission dates for 2024 in the WAIVS school portal.

Online submission dates

• Submission opening date – 11 am on [day] x April 2023
• Submission closing date – 12 pm on [day] xx May 2023

How to submit preferences

To find instructions to submit school preferences, refer to the Submit school booking preferences online help card.

You will provide parents with the Interm swimming enrolment form. Ask them to complete the form for their child and return it to you before the start of lessons.

To access the form in a range of languages other than English:

1. Scroll to the downloadable form at the bottom of the page.
2. Select the filter beside the form to select the language required.
3. Select the ‘download’ button.

If you have any queries, contact Nicole Barrett, Program Coordinator, by email at interm-metro@education.wa.edu.au or interm-country@education.wa.edu.au or call 6206 2011.