School Aged

Our School Age levels are progressive, skill-building classes designed to take swimmers aged 5 and over from their first fundamentals through to competition-ready technique. With structured lessons across all levels, every child develops the strokes, water safety skills and confidence they need to become a strong, capable swimmer.

The school age years are where swimmers truly develop and refine their technique. Our School Age program offers a clear, structured pathway that progressively challenges children as their skills grow, ensuring every swimmer is working at the right level and moving forward with confidence.

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What to expect

School Age classes are conducted in small groups by our qualified teachers, with each session focused on developing correct stroke technique, water safety and swimming endurance. As swimmers master the skills at each level, they progress through the program at their own pace.

Our levels

Our School Age program is structured across five progressive levels, with each stage building upon the skills developed in the previous one.

Platypus

Platypus is where the swimming journey begins. Children develop a streamlined body position, basic freestyle arm action with flutter kicks and build the confidence to submerge and retrieve objects underwater. Every lesson is designed to make your child feel safe, supported and excited to come back to the pool.

Otter

Building on the foundations of Platypus, Otter is where swimmers start to find their rhythm in the water. Coordinated stroke patterns, bilateral breathing and survival backstroke are introduced as children grow in independence and begin moving through the water with greater ease and control.

Seal

Seal is where technique becomes the focus. Swimmers push their freestyle and backstroke over longer distances, develop their breaststroke kick and take their first steps into dive technique with assisted seated dives. Endurance and consistency are at the heart of every Seal lesson.

Dolphin

Dolphin is a turning point in the program. Swimmers tackle greater distances across multiple strokes, master tumble turns and begin applying their skills in real-world scenarios through simulated rescue activities. By the end of Dolphin, your child will have the water safety knowledge and swimming ability to handle themselves confidently in and around the water.

Stingray

Stingray is the ultimate challenge of the School Age program. Swimmers cover 50 metres across freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, execute dolphin kick and standing dives and demonstrate the independence, safety awareness and technical skill needed to make the leap into Mini Squad training.

CB Swim Membership

With a CB Swim Membership, you’ll enjoy one weekly swimming lesson, access to makeup lessons, unlimited entry to our venues outside of lesson times and a special welcome pack to get started (terms and conditions apply). 