Little Pearls Swim School

Where little swimmers find their confidence.

Boutique trauma-free lessons in a heated indoor pool — Smithfield, Cairns.

How old is your little swimmer?

Pick an age to find the right program.

Parent and baby in a gentle swim lesson at Little Pearls

Swimming and water safety, all year round.

Lessons in our heated, fully enclosed pool — babies through to adults. Soft ozone-treated water, small classes, and instructors who care as much about your child as you do.

Privately owned by Carrie and Penny in Smithfield, Cairns. Trauma-free teaching: never forced under water, always guided with patience.

Our philosophy

A class for every little fish

From first splash to confident strokes.

2 months – 1.5 yrs

Baby programs

Free Newborn · 8 – 15 weeks
Little Pearls · 4 – 8 months
Pearls · 8 months – 1.5 yrs

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1.5 – 3.5 yrs

Toddler programs

Anemone · 1.5 – 2.5 yrs
Octopus · 2.5 – 3.5 yrs
Seahorse · 3 – 3.5 yrs

View toddler classes

3 – 6 yrs

Learn to swim

Yabby · Crayfish · Crab · 3.5 – 4.5 yrs
Jellyfish · Penguins · Stingray · Barra · 4.5 – 6 yrs
Starfish · Turtles · beginners 6 yrs +

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6 yrs +

Stroke development

Seals · Sharks · all four strokes
Dolphins · Platypus · squad ready

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Learn to swim from $264 / 11 weeks · Private $60 / 30 min · Adults $25 / class Full pricing

Taught through love, patience and good guidance — never against a child’s will.

Trauma-free teaching. Small classes. HealthySwim accredited water.

Meet the team

Inside a Little Pearls lesson

Cairns parents love Little Pearls

Real Google reviews from families in Smithfield.

2021 ASSA SAFER Swimming Award · ASSA member · ASCTA accredited teachers · HealthySwim

Ready when you are

Book a trial or enrol for the term — spots fill quickly.

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1 Cumberland Avenue, Smithfield · (07) 4038 1241