Interm swimming
Interm swimming
Interm swimming is a school-based swimming program for children from Pre-primary to Year 7. It provides quality swimming lessons across the state to ensure children develop vital swimming and water safety skills.
Lessons operate in line with current health advice. Physical distancing and good hygiene practices are in place.
We meet the cost of interm swimming lessons for all primary students in public schools and for primary students in rural and remote non-government schools.
The program is also available to primary students in metropolitan non-government schools on a 'user pays' basis. Conditions and invoicing rates for the 2025 program will be available soon. Refer to Conditions and invoicing rates for the 20251.
Parents and carers usually need to pay a fee to cover transport and entry costs into the swimming venue. Contact your child’s school for more information.
Interm swimming lessons operate across the state. The majority are conducted at swimming pools. Some lessons are held at the beach or open water venues, where possible. Refer to Interm swimming venues and dates Term 1 and 2 20252.
To find out more about the Interm Swimming program, refer to Interm Swimming program operational information for schools3.
Our Swimming and Water Safety branch coordinates the Interm Swimming program across the state.
School coordinators
Your school must have a registered school coordinator in WAIVS to submit 2025 school preferences. If you are a new interm swimming school coordinator, request registration for WAIVS4.
Submit school preferences
School coordinators can find the current year allocations and submit new school preferences for 2025 in WAIVS5. The deadline for submitting preferences is 12 pm on Wednesday 8 May 2024.
For help to submit preferences, refer to:
- Submit school preferences in WAIVS help card6
- Interm swimming program 2025 school preferences information for school coordinators7
To find what’s available at your preferred venue or venues, check Interm swimming venues 20258.
Enrolment forms
You will provide parents with the Interm swimming enrolment form9.
Ask them to complete the form for their child and return it to you before the start of lessons. The form is also available in languages other than English (refer to the downloadable document link at the bottom of this page).
Get support
If you need help:
- call us on 9402 619510
- staff at metropolitan schools email interm-metro@education.wa.edu.au11
- staff at remote or regional schools email interm-country@education.wa.edu.au12.
Children in home education are eligible to participate in one series of interm swimming lessons each school year.
Locations
In most instances, interm swimming for home education students will operate as a hub. You will have several options to choose from each term. If you're located outside of the hub locations, you can nominate a venue.
Many country locations operate at specific times during the year.
Application forms
To apply:
- Complete the relevant application form:
- Email the completed form with a copy of your child’s Department of Education home education letter of currency to interm-metro@education.wa.edu.au11.
You can post forms with your child's letter of currency to:
Swimming and Water Safety
33 Giles Avenue
PADBURY WA 6025
Application deadlines
Applications close at the end of Week 3 each school term.
Applications for:
- Term 2 close on on 16 May 2025
- Term 3 close on 8 August 2025
- Term 4 close on 31 October 2025.
