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AI and programming classes in Bathurst

What makes the best AI and programming class for a Bathurst learner?

One that teaches you to build models and to question them, using real Australian data and a live teacher who checks your reasoning. Bathurst's urban area counted 37,396 residents in 2021. Classes run online, privately or with a handful of learners at your level, and the first one is free.

The ABS publishes an estimated resident population for the Bathurst council area every year: 35,504 in 2001, then a rise in every single year to 45,359 in 2025. Ask a program, or a chatbot, when that population will double and you get a confident year. Our Bathurst learners compute it three ways, with the exact formula, the rule of 70 and the rule of 72, and then repeat the calculation over different windows. Using 2001 to 2010 the doubling time is 58.7 years; using 2016 to 2025 it is 87.7. Same city, same official series, a thirty-year spread that depends entirely on a choice the answer never mentions.

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Facts last verified 9 October 2026. Teaching is online; no Bathurst branch is claimed.

AI and programming picks for Bathurst

Courses that suit Bathurst teens and adults

Four starting points for the work on this page. The free trial lesson decides which, and no card is ever requested.

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Ages 13 to 17

AI and Machine Learning for Teens

Models from data, how they predict, and how to test whether a prediction deserves trust.

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Ages 13 to 17

Python for Teens

Python fundamentals with real government data series from the first month.

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University and adult

Artificial Intelligence Course

Machine learning, evaluation and the limits of extrapolation, built in Python.

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Any age with algebra

Statistics & Probability

Growth rates, logarithms and the maths behind doubling rules.

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Browse the course atlas for more than one hundred options and use the coding roadmap to check prerequisites.

The four we are known for

Python, AI, vibe coding and agentic coding

These run underneath everything above. Every one is live and online, placed by ability rather than by age, and the first class is free.

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Vibe codingAges 13 to 17

Vibe Coding for Teens

Python, web and AI projects where the learner still owns the thinking.

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Python and AICollege and adult

Python Automation Course

Automate the work you already do, then let AI carry part of it.

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AI and MLAges 14 to 18

AI and Machine Learning for Teens

Train a model, read what it learned, and be able to say why it is wrong.

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Agentic codingProfessionals

Codex & Claude Code

Run AI coding agents on real work without losing control of the codebase.

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Bathurst in the Census

A Central West city of 37,396

2021 Census QuickStats for the Bathurst urban area, compared with New South Wales and Australia where the bureau reports both.

The Bathurst urban area at the 2021 Census
ItemBathurstNew South WalesAustralia
Residents37,396Not reportedNot reported
Median age37Not reportedNot reported
Families9,564Not reportedNot reported
Private dwellings15,710Not reportedNot reported
Detached houses as a share of occupied homes11,429, or 82.7%65.6%72.3%
Residents aged 20 to 242,631, or 7.0%6.1%6.2%
Bachelor degree or higher, residents 15 and over5,762, or 19.0%27.8%26.3%

A young median

Half of Bathurst's residents were 37 or younger, and 2,520 were aged 15 to 19, 6.7% against 5.7% statewide.

Government work

State government administration employed 595 residents, 3.4% of workers, more than double the NSW share of 1.5%.

Professionals and trades

The Census counted 3,365 professionals and 2,438 technicians and trades workers among employed residents.

Small census cells are lightly adjusted by the ABS to protect privacy, so table pieces may not add exactly to published totals. Every value here is the published one, and no total on this page is our own sum.

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When will Bathurst's population double, and why do three honest methods disagree?

The ABS estimated resident population for the Bathurst council area, 2001 to 2025, read through the ABS Data API.

Doubling time by data window (our calculation from ABS estimates)
Years usedAverage yearly growthExact doubling timeRule of 70
2001 to 20251.026%67.9 years68.2 years
2001 to 20101.188%58.7 years58.9 years
2010 to 20200.960%72.5 years72.9 years
2016 to 20250.794%87.7 years88.2 years
2020 to 20250.866%80.3 years80.8 years

1. Compound growth

The average yearly rate is the 24th root of 45,359 divided by 35,504, minus one: 1.026% a year, not the simple change divided by 24.

2. The exact formula

Doubling time is the natural log of 2 divided by the natural log of 1 plus the rate. For 1.026% that is 67.9 years.

3. The rule of 70

Dividing 70 by the percentage rate gives 68.2 years, within half of one per cent of the exact answer at this low rate.

The window matters more than the method

The three formulas agree to within two years. The choice of years does not: growth averaged 1.19% a year in the first decade, with a fastest single year of 2.49% in 2009, and only 0.79% a year from 2016 to 2025. That spread, 58.7 to 87.7 years, is the honest answer to "when will Bathurst double". Any single year printed without its window is a choice dressed up as a fact. None of these figures is a forecast; they describe what the past rates would imply if continued.

Two geographies are in play and the page keeps them apart. The census table describes the Bathurst urban area, 37,396 people in 2021; the growth series is the ABS estimate for the whole Bathurst council area, which includes villages beyond the city and stood at 43,674 in 2021. Neither number is derived from the other.

Rules of thumb in code

When a shortcut is good enough, and when it breaks

Learners code the exact doubling formula and the shortcuts, then find where the shortcuts fail.

Rule of 70 against the exact doubling time (our calculation)
Growth rateExactRule of 70Error
1%69.66 years70.0 years+0.49%
5%14.21 years14.0 years-1.45%
10%7.27 years7.0 years-3.75%
50%1.71 years1.4 years-18.11%

The rule of 70 works because the natural log of 2 is about 0.693, and for small rates the log of 1 plus r is close to r. As rates rise that approximation fails, and by 50% a year the shortcut is out by almost a fifth. Writing both versions in Python and plotting the gap teaches more about logarithms than a page of algebra.

Secondary students

Fetch the series, compute the growth rate and doubling time, and present the window table with a paragraph on what it means.

University students

Logarithms, compound growth and approximation error, implemented and tested against the exact formula.

Adults at work

Check any growth claim in a report by asking which years it used and recomputing it from the source series.

Modern Age Coders has no connection with the ABS. The population estimates and census counts are the bureau's; the growth rates, doubling times and errors are our own calculations.

Around Bathurst

The 2027 school year and summer time

Local timing that shapes when Bathurst learners fit in lessons.

Term 3 in 2027

The NSW Department of Education calendar sets Term 3 from Tuesday 20 July to Friday 24 September 2027.

Term 4 in 2027

The final term of 2027 runs from Tuesday 12 October to Monday 20 December.

Daylight saving

Bathurst follows Sydney time, which the IANA database moves forward in early October and back in early April.

An afternoon slot in India

A 5pm Bathurst lesson falls at 12:30pm India time in winter and 11:30am in summer, comfortably within our teachers' working day.

Learning ladder

From a first formula in Python to models you can defend

The ages are approximate; the free lesson places each learner properly.

Ages 13 to 14

Rates and loops

Growing a number year by year in a loop, then spotting when it doubles.

Python for TeensMaths Through Coding
Ages 15 to 18

Logs and models

Logarithms, fitted growth rates and the doubling-window table on real ABS data.

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University

Forecasting honestly

Fitting, validating and stating the assumptions behind any projection.

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Adults

Checking claims

Recomputing growth and doubling figures from source before passing them on.

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Coding and AI

Why does an AI give one confident doubling year when the data supports a thirty-year range?

Because the question did not ask for the range, and nothing forces the model to volunteer it.

Ask a chatbot when Bathurst's population will double and it may pick a growth rate, apply the rule of 70 and name a year, all in one fluent paragraph. Each step can be correct while the answer still misleads, because the rate depends on which years it assumed. From this official series the doubling time ranges from 58.7 to 87.7 years depending on the window.

Our Bathurst learners build the window table themselves, then use an assistant to draft the explanation and check that every number it prints names its years. Learning to ask "over which period?" is the part no tool supplies on its own.

A Bathurst teenager who has watched a doubling date slide by three decades with the data window will read every AI forecast more carefully in 2026, and that habit starts with writing the code. The longer argument is in why teenagers should still learn to code in 2026.

Delivery

Kelso to Eglinton, one live classroom

The city and its surrounding villages are all an equal distance from an online lesson.

Across the council area

A learner in Kelso and another in Eglinton can join the same lesson without travelling at all.

NSW stages and years

Teachers work with NSW year levels and the HSC, and every lesson is taught in English.

Trial first

You build something real with a teacher, then hear a suggested level, course and time, with no payment details requested.

Groups

Fifteen to twenty learners at one level, drawn from Bathurst, the rest of Australia and abroad.

Two a week, mostly

Around eight lessons a month, with exam periods and holidays agreed in advance.

University schedules

Evening and weekend slots suit students and working adults as well as school learners.

Lesson times stated for Bathurst

Bookings are confirmed in Bathurst time, so the October and April clock changes never move a lesson for the learner.

Fees

What AI and programming classes cost in Bathurst

Three numbers, nothing hidden.

First classUSD 0

A free trial lesson that ends with a suggested level, course and time.

Group tuitionUSD 100

A month of group lessons, usually eight, with fifteen to twenty learners at one level.

Private tuitionUSD 150

Roughly eight private lessons each month with the same teacher.

Bathurst learners are charged in US dollars at the single national rate, with no surcharge for the Central West. Payment begins only once the trial has set a course and a weekly time; holiday breaks, absences and switching between group and private are explained on the pricing page.

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Reviews

Unedited Google reviews from our learners and families

Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews. These are real reviews, reproduced as written.

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"The one step solution for my son. Modern Age Coders make learning coding so simple that kids love it. The teachers explain complex concepts clearly with practical exercises and interactive content."

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★★★★★

"Modern Age Coders has been a game-changer for me. I struggled to grasp IT concepts and coding before joining, but their classes transformed everything. I can now confidently write complex programs with ease."

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Student

★★★★★

"One of the most wonderful education centres out there. Education is not limited to school syllabus but focuses on skill development."

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Student

★★★★★

"My child Dhairya is really enjoying the Modern Age Coders classes. This is his first online class and he eagerly looks forward to it. I can already see his improvement, and the teachers are very cooperative."

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"Modern Age Coders have wonderful teachers who teach in a clear, easy and practical way. The teacher boosts students' confidence and inspires them to learn without hesitation."

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"I highly recommend this computer coding class! The teachers are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about coding."

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Free placement class

Tell us what the learner wants to build

The first lesson is planned around the answer: a growth loop in Python for a Year 9 beginner, the doubling-window table for a Year 11 student, or a forecasting check for an adult.

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FAQ

Bathurst AI and programming questions

Questions Bathurst learners and parents raise most often.

How many people live in Bathurst?

The Bathurst urban area counted 37,396 people at the 2021 Census. The ABS estimate for the wider council area was 45,359 in 2025.

What is the rule of 70?

The rule of 70 is a shortcut for doubling time: divide 70 by the yearly growth rate in per cent. At 1% growth it gives 70 years against an exact 69.66, and it becomes less accurate as rates rise.

What is compound annual growth?

Compound annual growth is the single yearly rate that turns a starting value into an ending value over a number of years. For Bathurst's estimates from 2001 to 2025 it is 1.026% a year.

What is the Bathurst doubling project?

Learners download 25 years of ABS population estimates, compute growth and doubling time with the exact formula and two shortcuts, and show how the answer moves from 58.7 to 87.7 years as the window changes.

Is this a population forecast?

No. The figures show what past growth rates would imply if they continued. They are a programming and maths exercise, not a prediction for Bathurst.

When do Bathurst classes take place?

Afternoons after school, weeknight evenings or weekends, chosen in the trial and stated in Bathurst time.

Can children under 13 join?

Yes, from age 6, beginning with Scratch and simple projects. This page focuses on teenagers and adults.

Is there a Modern Age Coders centre in Bathurst?

No, and none is claimed. All teaching is live and online, with no premises anywhere in Australia. A learner needs a laptop or desktop, working sound and a reliable connection, and the contact number shown is an Indian one.

What do Bathurst coding classes cost?

The first lesson is free. After that a group place is USD 100 a month for two live lessons a week, around eight a month, with fifteen to twenty learners, or USD 150 a month for the same pattern one to one. Course, format and time are agreed before anything is paid.

How big are the groups?

Fifteen to twenty learners, matched on level, pace and what they want to build rather than on age or suburb. If no suitable group meets at a workable time, one-to-one lessons are offered instead.

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For AI more broadly there is AI courses for kids in Australia and learning to think, not just use AI tools. Senior students may want HSC Maths Standard tutoring, and the overview for the state is coding and AI classes in New South Wales.

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