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Welcome to Port Vincent Aquatic Centre, a Department for Education aquatic centre located at Port Vincent, halfway down Yorke Peninsula, 200 kilometres from Adelaide. As a division of the water safety team, our primary aim is to provide a safe, efficient, cost-effective, and responsive specialist service to schools, helping students develop a range of lifetime knowledge, skills, and understanding about water safety, survival in the water, rescue of others, mobility in and around the water, and environmental issues that impact our oceans.
At Port Vincent Aquatic Centre, we conduct lessons in the safe and picturesque Port Vincent bay. However, we also offer a variety of activities at other locations around Yorke Peninsula. Our session times are as follows: 9:30am 11:00am, morning break (15 minutes), 11:15am 12:45pm, lunch (45 minutes), 1:30pm 3:00pm, afternoon break (15 minutes), and 3:15pm 4:45pm.
Some of the programmes we offer at Port Vincent include sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, kneeboarding, snorkelling, and small boat handling. We also have programmes at Berry Bay and other sites that involve surfing, bodyboarding, fishing, surf education, and kayaking trips.
The instructors at Port Vincent Aquatic Centre are highly qualified and hold certifications such as dcsi and Catholic Education working with children screening, applied first aid, annual surf rescue and CPR updates, asthma first aid, Epipen training, and more. They are experienced in various water activities, including dinghy sailing, windsurfing, kneeboarding, ocean snorkelling, and flatwater canoeing. Additionally, they are knowledgeable in powerboat handling and hold relevant licences or certifications.
To book a session or inquire about our services, please visit our website and fill in the aquatic booking confirmation and water safety consent form. We also have a gallery showcasing photos from our previous programmes.
Don't just take our word for it! Many teachers and students have had positive experiences with the Pt Vincent Aquatic programme. Keith Hooker, Assistant Principal of Craigmore South Primary School, attests to the programme's suitability for students of various abilities and praises the friendly and approachable instructors. He highly recommends the programme as a highlight of the school year.
If you have any further inquiries, please feel free to contact the Port Vincent Aquatic Centre Manager, Mark Short, at (08) 8853 7312 or via email at mark. Short924@schools. Sa. edu.
au. Our centre is located at 14 Marine Parade, Port Vincent SA 5581, and our postal address is PO BOX 1165, Port Vincent, SA 5581.
If you are in need of accommodation, we recommend the Port Vincent Seaside Caravan Park & Cabins. Please contact Mark and Sharon at 8853 7011 for more information.