The Maccabi Aquatics School Program provides high-quality swimming instruction in a safe, supportive and engaging environment.

We believe every student should have the opportunity to develop essential swimming and water safety skills while enjoying a positive experience in the pool. Our experienced teachers combine professional instruction with enthusiasm and encouragement, helping students build confidence, improve their technique and achieve their individual potential.

Our programs can be tailored to suit the needs and abilities of each school and student cohort, whether the focus is on water safety, swimming skills, stroke development, fitness or preparing students for future swimming opportunities.

Qualified and Experienced Teachers

Maccabi Aquatics is both a Swim Australia registered and accredited swim school and an AUSTSWIM accredited swim school.

All of our swimming teachers hold, as a minimum:

  • AUSTSWIM and/or Swim Australia Teacher of Swimming and Water Safety qualifications
  • Current CPR certification
  • Current Working with Children Checks

Our team is committed to providing professional, consistent and engaging swimming instruction, with student safety always at the forefront.

The Pool

School swimming is conducted at the Bialik College Gringlas Sports Centre, providing an excellent environment for students to learn and develop their swimming skills.

The facility features:

  • A 25-metre, 8-lane heated pool
  • Water maintained at approximately 30°C
  • Heated surrounding air temperature of approximately 30°C
  • Chlorinated water with powerful UV filtration
  • High-quality water management to provide a clean and comfortable swimming environment

The warm water and surrounding air temperature help create a comfortable environment for students, allowing them to focus on learning and developing their swimming skills.

Developing Skills for Life

Our Schools Program is about more than learning to swim. We aim to equip every student with the skills, confidence and water awareness they need to be safer and more capable around water.

Through quality instruction, encouragement and a positive learning environment, Maccabi Aquatics helps students become confident swimmers who can continue developing their skills both in and beyond the school swimming program.

Our School Program Includes:

  • Intensive Learn to Swim over a 2 week period
  • The Victorian Water Safety Certificate for Years 5 & 6
  • Pool Space Hire for Swimming Carnivals

Our School Program includes:

  • This program is aimed at students from Prep through to Year 6.

    The Learn To Swim program offers swimming lessons to students at all levels, from beginner to advanced. Our sessions are conducted over shorter distances  to ensure that students are able to learn and maintain correct technique and learn to swim with precision. We evaluate children based on their ability to accurately execute strokes rather than the distance they can swim, once evaluated we place them in the appropriate level.

    The program also includes one water safety day to educate students on water awareness, survival and rescue skills.

     

    • 6, 8 or 10 days of swimming over a 2-week period.
    • Each lesson is 45 minutes.
    • One lesson dedicated to ability-appropriate water safety.
    • Our lessons are aimed at natural progression through a skill set to achieve maximum benefit for our future swimmers.
    • Each swimmer will be assessed and receive a certificate of progress/level completion.
  • Lesson Length Ratio Fee per Child per Lesson
    45-minute lesson 1 teacher: 8 swimmers* $12.50 per child per lesson 
    45-minute lesson 1 teacher: 6 swimmers** $16.00 per child per lesson 

    * maximum swimmers at 1:8 per session is 64.
    ** maximum swimmers at 1:6 per session is 48.

    The price includes the student’s swimming lesson and a personal certificate at the conclusion of the program.

    The price does not include buses. Your school is responsible for the co-ordination and booking of buses.

  • Session Availability: Dates are available on request for 2026 and 2027.

    Sessions run in 45 minute blocks (unless specified by your school) during the VIC school term.

    • 9:30am-10:15am
    • 10:15am – 11.00am
    • 11:00am – 11:45am
    • 11:45am – 12.30pm
    • 12:30pm-1:15pm
    • 1:15pm-2:00pm
    • 2:00pm-2:45pm

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