Thursday, 14 November 2019
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Water safety
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Thursday, 14 November 2019
Water safety
In reply to Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (10 September 2019)
Mr MERLINO (Monbulk—Minister for Education):
As the Member for Western Metropolitan Region indicates we all have a role to play in keeping Victorians safe in and around water. That’s why the Victorian Curriculum now requires swimming and water safety education to be taught as part of Health and Physical Education.
By the end of Year 6, it is anticipated that students are able to demonstrate the swimming and water safety knowledge and skills set out in the Victorian Water Safety Certificate. These skills include being able to answer water safety questions, perform basic rescues and swim 50 metres continuously.
The Andrews Labor Government has invested $23 million to support schools to deliver swimming and water safety education programs. This includes $19 million towards the costs of school swimming and water safety programs in government primary and specialist schools, and Catholic primary schools. This equates to $90 per Year 6 enrolment in all Victorian government and Catholic primary schools, and $90 per enrolment in specialist schools. Schools can use this funding flexibly across any year level as a contribution towards the cost of swimming program delivery.
In addition, Life Saving Victoria has been funded $4 million to increase the capacity of the education and aquatic sectors to deliver high quality swimming and water safety education.
Further to these investments, a central Swimming Coordinator is working with regional staff across Victoria to coordinate support for schools to deliver high quality, cost effective swimming programs.
Swimming and water safety education outside of school are also a key part of the water safety strategy. This is why the Victorian Government continues to fund the annual VICSWIM program, which offers low cost school holiday swimming programs in 60 of the 79 Victorian municipalities.
Collectively, these investments are supporting Victorian children to complete primary school as safe and competent swimmers.