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School Groups

We are the school group and camp experts. GO Surf School specialises in teaching surfing to primary and secondary school students.

Let Us Take Your Students Surfing!

GO Surf School offers a range of surf safety, surf education, surfboard riding,  and paddleboarding programs all year round. All programs are tailored to the school and age of the participants and are run in conjunction with Surfing Australia’s Safe Surfing Program.

We focus on fun, fitness, surf skills, ocean awareness, safety, and team morale building. Our students learn surf safety (rips, shore-breaks, wipeouts), surfing skills, paddling, standing, turning, surf etiquette, and to respect the marine and coastal environment. Whatever the age, shape, or experience of your students, we cater for everyone and are ready to GO when you are.

Surf Courses for Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Schools

GO Surf School offers a range of surf safety, surf education, surfboard riding,  and paddleboarding programs all year round. All programs are tailored to the school and age of the participants and are run in conjunction with Surfing Australia’s Safe Surfing Program.

We focus on fun, fitness, surf skills, ocean awareness, safety, and team morale building. Our students learn surf safety (rips, shore-breaks, wipeouts), surfing skills, paddling, standing, turning, surf etiquette, and to respect the marine and coastal environment. Whatever the age, shape, or experience of your students, we cater for everyone and are ready to GO when you are.

School Prices

Two-hour beginner surf lesson with all equipment provided.

  • Warrnambool $30
  • Cape Bridgewater $30
  • Port Fairy $30

Prices include GST and are per student based on a booking of 16 plus students. Two teachers per class are FREE subject to the availability of equipment.

SurfGroms for Schools

GO Surf also runs SurfGrom programs for primary schools over 2 or 3 sessions. Talk to us about special school prices, funding opportunities and how we can customize the program for your students.

Stand-Up Paddleboard for Schools

Let your students experience the fun of Stand-Up Paddleboarding in a beautiful and safe environment.  Suitable for upper primary, secondary and adults. We take groups of 8 at a time.

Beginner SUP lesson with all equipment provided.

  • Port Fairy 2hr $40 (river to beach lesson tour)
  • Port Fairy 1hr $30 (beach lesson)

Prices include GST and are per student based on a booking of 6 plus students. 

NEW! Giant 8 person SUP

Check out our new Giant SUP. It’s become a fast favorite with secondary school groups. Perfect to be hired when you want to do paddleboarding but have more than 8 students as they can switch between structured lessons and playing on the Super SUP!

Surf / SUP Programs

We offer discounts for booking combinations of both Surf and SUP lessons. This is the perfect activity for students 10yrs+. We can tailor a Surf/SUP program to suit your needs eg. 90min Surf, 90min SUP.

GO Surf School is a locally-owned and operated business based in Port Fairy and is staffed by passionate Surfing Australia accredited coaches.

See the testimonials and follow the link to our Facebook page for more pics or check out our YouTube channel

COVID-19 Update

In accordance with current advise, Go Surf will ensure staff and participants exercise an extra high standard of cleanliness and personal hygiene and limit personal contact. All equipment is thoroughly disinfected between lessons. Your health is our number one priority.

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Teacher Reviews for Our School Programs

“The crew at GO Surf School run a fantastic program in a safe but exciting environment. There is a genuine emphasis on including every child no matter what level their surfing skills. A great way to have fun and learn some important beach safety skills at the same time. Our Year 5’s haven’t stopped talking about it since returning from camp! Thanks to the guys from GO Surf for their hands on and enthusiastic approach.”

– Steve Teacher, Ballarat Grammar JS

"The kids absolutely loved the surfing. Thank you for making it such an enjoyable experience for them. We completed a survey about their favorite activities on camp, and surfing came out with more votes than any other activity we did. We will start planning soon for next year’s camp, and surfing will definitely be in the program!"

– Helen Teacher, Horsham Primary School

"The kids had a brilliant time surfing for the first time (and so did their teacher!) Instructors were helpful, enthusiastic and full of energy, which enabled the kids to quickly pick-up the necessary skills to surf successfully. Really easy to book with too which made my job of organising the camp easier. Definitely recommend GO Surf to other schools."

– Jason Teacher, Holy Trinity Lutheran School Horsham

"The kids had a fantastic time and were still talking about it the next day. Cape Bridgewater is such an ideal place for many different adventure activities and very safe for beginner surfers. We’ll definitely be back next year."

– Kate Teacher, Swan Hill College

"What a great team building activity for the club. The coaches were fantastic guiding the beginners through their paces and encouraging the more experienced ones in the group to extend themselves. A fun time had by all. Ballarat Gold Swimming Club say thank you."

– Rodney Teacher, Ballarat Gold Swimming Club

"The team at Go Surf did an amazing job developing confidence in the water with our students. Having an understanding of water safety (especially at the beach) is truly a skill for life. The knowledge our instructors were able to impart with our students about having fun in the surf but also the importance of keeping yourself safe was invaluable. Above all, they provide a safe, positive and most of all fun environment for participants. I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. Our students (and staff) had an absolute blast!"

– Ben Teacher, WAVE school, Warrnambool