Welcome to Swim ARCademy!
Ready to start swimming lessons at our state of the art facility?
Our baby & toddler classes are the perfect way to bond with your little one while introducing them to the water.
Our expert designed program is tailored to our facility, guiding you and your child through levels with fun, interactive activities. Using songs, games, and water toys, we ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. Classes are held in our warm 34°C pool - the perfect temperature for learning!
- Flexibility
Enrol anytime
We don't operate under a term structure, so you can enrol today and start tomorrow. That means that if for any reason you want to move on, you don't need to wait until the end of term, you just need to provide us with notice on the Tuesday before the next direct debit run.
We run throughout the year, except for a few breaks including Christmas, Easter, and a break in July. This means you can still enjoy your class during most school holidays.
Take a Break
Going on holiday or need time off? We allow you to
take a break for 6 weeks within a calendar year.
- Cost & What's Included
All Swim ARCademy memberships cost $19.50 per week per child paid via fortnightly direct debit.
This includes:
- One weekly half an hour lesson with an experienced, nationally accredited instructor
- Waterbubs play session where you can come in and spend additional time in the warm water pool together
- Unlimited use of the recreational pools throughout the week to practise swim
- 6 weeks per calendar year to take a break
- Getting Started
Enrol your child based on their age below:
If your child is 4 - 6 months of age, then you enrol in Tadpoles
View class times and enrol If your child is 6 - 12 months of age, then you enrol in Frogs
View class times and enrol If your child is 12 - 24 months of age, then you enrol in Turtles
View class times and enrol If your child is 24 - 36 months, then you enrol in Pelicans
View class times and enrol If you're already enrolled but looking to change levels or class times, please contact us at
swim@cockburnarc.com.au or 08 9411 3344. Alternatively, you can fill in our
Change your Swim ARCademy class form.
- Holiday Dates & Payments
See below for holiday breaks throughout the year and when your payments take place:
Payment dates and holidays
Program Details
We have four levels, followed by our Wetlanders transition class to help your child move into our Swim ARCademy Learn to Swim program. Each of our levels are designed to boost learning, build strong technique, and improve water safety skills. Through continuous development and regular review, our program is always refined to stay top notch.
Tadpoles (4 - 6 months)
By the end of Tadpoles, your child will have achieved the following skills:
- Enters safely into pool with carer
- Responds to guardian’s cues
- Moves forward and backward through the water
- Rotates from front to back with assistance
- Able to stimulate kicking
- Participates in the social class environment.
By the end of this level, your baby will have experienced the following skills:
- Enters safely into the pool with carer from seated position
- Responds to guardian’s cues and is able to perform a variety of submersion techniques
- Moves forward and backward through the water
- Able to achieve assisted rotations (both vertically and horizontally)
- Able to stimulate kicking and paddling
- Able to crawl down to the mat independently.
By the end of Turtles, your child will have experienced the following skills:
- Enters safely into the pool with carer from seated and standing positions
- Responds to guardian’s cues and is able to perform a variety of submersion techniques
- Moves forward and backward through the water
- Able to achieve assisted rotations (both vertically and horizontally)
- Able to engage in rudimentary kicking
- Able to move around the pool environment safely.
By the end of Pelicans, your child will have experienced the following skills:
- Able to independently enter and exit the pool
- Able to independently submerge
- Able to float on front and back with assistance
- Able to achieve full rotation within the water (both vertically and horizontally)
- Able to engage in rudimentary kicking to achieve propulsion
- Able to engage in the lesson environment in more complex manner.
Wetlanders is a transition class aimed at easing the journey between parent/child classes to independent teacher/child classes. You will be slowly transitioned out of the water as your child's confidence grows.
By the end of Wetlanders, your child will have experienced the following skills:
- Able to independently enter and exit the pool through a variety of means
- Able to independently submerge
- Able to float on front and back with assistance
- Able to achieve full rotation within the water (both vertically and horizontally)
- Can kick with aid and achieve propulsion
- Able to confidently participate in the lesson without guardian.