The ocean is unpredictable, but your response doesn’t have to be.

Launching in Term 1, 2027, Know Your Limits is a brand new secondary education program developed by Surf Life Saving New South Wales. It aims to build the knowledge, confidence and decision-making skills required to stay safer at Australia’s beaches and coastal environments.
Students learn to recognise hazards, understand their personal limits and make safer choices with their friends.

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Why Know Your Limits?

Young men aged 15–29 have long been overrepresented in Australia’s drowning statistics. The Australian Water Safety Strategy identifies this group as a priority and highlights high-school education as a key prevention action. Early intervention is central to Know Your Limits: reaching students before and during these higher-risk years, rather than waiting for a close call. Designed for all secondary students, the program aims to help change this long-standing pattern of preventable loss through beach safety education that encourages safer habits into adulthood.

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Know Your Limits is available on the Digital Learning Centre (DLC)

Students complete interactive learning modules through our dedicated Digital Learning Centre (DLC), exploring real-life beach scenarios and building the knowledge and skills to make safer choices.
Teacher registrations are now open, so you can be ready for the statewide launch in Term 1, 2027.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is Know Your Limits free?

Yes. Know Your Limits is provided free to NSW secondary schools by Surf Life Saving NSW.

The program is flexible. Teachers can complete the full course or select individual modules to suit their timetable and students’ needs.

Yes. Know Your Limits is delivered through Surf Life Saving NSW’s Digital Learning Centre and includes interactive learning, videos and downloadable teacher resources.

Yes. Students can access the program anywhere with an internet connection, making it suitable for classroom learning, homework or blended delivery.

Absolutely. While the program focuses on coastal safety, it has been designed for all NSW students. It builds the knowledge and decision-making skills young people need before visiting beaches and coastal environments, regardless of where they live.