St Joseph's School
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St Joseph's School provides opportunities for students to learn basic aquatic skills by having a four-week block of swimming lessons at the Taihape Swim Centre each year. Swimming is part of the 
Health and Physical Education curriculum and if a student is unable to participate in swimming activities, parents/caregivers must explain why and advise when their child can swim again.
When we attend swimming lessons off site, students are actively supervised and must follow the pool rules and instructions of pool and school staff.
To avoid spreading illness (e.g. those caused by Cryptosporidium, Giardia, E. coli, or norovirus), anyone who has had diarrhoea must not swim until two weeks after their symptoms have resolved. This is Ministry of Health advice and a requirement of Water Quality Standard NZS 5826:2010.
Our school EOTC policies and procedures, as well as our sun protection practices (where appropriate), apply to this activity.
(see "Learning aquatic skills")
