Programs

General Aquatics (Recommended for year 6 & 7 students)

General Aquatics offers the following activities:-

Sailing, kayaking, canoeing, windsurfing, snorkelling and double skis which are conducted on the lake and a beach awareness program using surfboards, wave skis and boogie boards is run a short walk away at Tennyson Beach.  

Unless specifically negotiated, it is assumed that students enrolled in General Aquatics will be prepared to be involved in the variety of activities offered, depending on weather conditions.

On completion of your aquatic program you will be supplied with a development record for each student.  

Please download Development Record and Active for Life for a colour version of our individual student record sheet.

AQUATICS LEVEL 2 (Recommended for year 8 & 9 students)

Aquatics Level 2 is an extension program from General Aquatics.

While a similar variety of activities are offered it is expected students would seek to enhance their existing skill level by participating in fewer activities but for longer session times.

On completion of this program students will receive a record of their development in each activity.

S.A.C.E. AQUATIC PROGRAMS (Year 10, 11 & 12 students)

The West Lakes Aquatic Centre offers stages 1 & 2 aquatic programs to Year 11 & 12 South Australian Certificate of Education students from public and private schools.

Students enrolled in these programs participate in a learning experience based around a single activity. A performance checklist will be supplied for each student on completion of the program plus if students wish and meet the requirements, a certificate of accreditation may be purchased from us on behalf of the Governing Sport Body for each activity (eg: Yachting Australia and Australian Canoeing).

Activities offered are:

Theory lectures are used to supplement the “on water” training, depending upon the depth of the particular program.