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This Year's Costs

There are two cost components when accessing Port Noarlunga Aquatic Centre programs: hire and instructor costs. The table below shows the details of these.

 EQUIPMENT HIRE applies to all aquatic/water safety sessions. Hire per 1½ hour session
  Student cost GST Invoice
 1 General Aquatics $3.50 $0.35 $3.85
 2 Water safety ¾ hour $0.80 $0.08 $0.88
  Water safety 1½ hour $1.00 $0.10 $1.10
 3 Reef/Ecology $1.00 $0.10 $1.10
 4 12 HR SACE 1 (Asssessed) $3.50 $0.35 $3.85 Cost (no GST) for 8 sessions $28.00
  18 HR SACE 2 (Asssessed) $3.50 $0.35 $3.85 Cost (no GST) for 12 sessions $42.00

  INSTRUCTOR COSTS - charged when accessing the program under user-pay arrangements eg private schools,reef walks or state schools that are using hours above their allocation.
 5 Additional Aquatics/Water Safety per instructor for 1½ hour session Aquatics 6 students per instructor. Water Safety
 Rec to Yr 2. Ratio 6 students : 1 instructor.
Yrs 3 to 5. Ratio 10 students : 1 instructor.
  Government Schools $91.50 $9.15 $100.65
 6 Non Government Schools - $103.50 $10.35 $113.85
  Aquatics/Water Safety      
 7 Reef/Ecology       Maximum of 7 students per group.
  Government Schools $91.50 $9.15 $100.65 Maximum 6 students per group if an adult is needed with each group on the boat ride.
  Non Government Schools $103.50 $10.35 $113.85 (*Note:students to wear a pair of old, thick socks to protect the reef and their feet. No soled shoes or thongs. Clothing may get wet.)
 8 a. Beachcomber Ecology        
  b. Estuarine Ecology       Maximum of 15 students per group
  c. Wetlands      
  Government Schools $91.50 $9.15 $100.65  
  Non Government Schools $103.50 $10.35 $113.85  

COST (items1-4 Invoiced by the Port Noarlunga Aquatic Centre and 5-8 by DECD)
Items 1 to 8 are equipment and service fees to students and must be invoiced including GST. Schools must pay the total but are entitled to claim the GST amount back. (To avoid refunds to students, schools are not collecting the GST amount from students when organising excursions such as aquatics.)