Small-Group swim school in hired pool lanes

Parents of young children, adults who never learned to swim, and families wanting extra lessons on top of school programs.

Term or weekly lesson fees per swimmer. Your income depends on how many classes fit into your hired lane time and how full they are.

• Patient and clear with children and nervous adults
• Confident swimmer with a teaching qualification
• Organising class lists, payments and bookings

• Check which swim teacher qualification your pool operator and insurer require
• A Working with Children Check is needed, so check your state or territory's rules
• Public liability insurance, and check whether professional indemnity is also needed
• Lane hire costs are fixed, so empty classes can eat into your income
• Check the pool's supervision, lifeguard and ratio requirements

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $2,000 to $6,000, depending on lane hire, insurance, teaching equipment and bookings software. Lane hire costs are fixed, so empty classes can eat into your income.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on how many classes you run, class sizes and your fees. Because lane hire is fixed, filling classes matters for how much of that revenue you keep.

Check which swim teacher qualification your pool operator and insurer require, and your state or territory's Working with Children Check rules. Also check public liability insurance, whether professional indemnity is needed, and the pool's supervision, lifeguard and ratio requirements.