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September 10, 2025Journal of School HealthOpen Access

Measuring Australian Primary School Children's Water Safety Knowledge: Alignment With the Victorian Water Safety Certificate

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LPLauren A. PetrassHCHannah CalverleyBMBernadette Matthews

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Overview

Surveys assessed water safety knowledge of Grade 5 and 6 students, indicating knowledge gaps in those without swimming lessons.

Key Points

  • Students' mean water safety knowledge score was 8.7 out of 15, revealing significant gaps in understanding.
  • Only 55.6% of surveyed students met the knowledge standards set by swim teachers, pointing to educational deficiencies.
  • Private swimming lessons and English-speaking households were associated with higher knowledge scores among students.
  • Parents often misjudged their child's water safety knowledge, affecting how families approach safety education.

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Petrass et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c183fe9b7b07f3a060ffcahttps://doi.org/10.1111/josh.70081
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