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Course picks for Newry

Four courses for the canal city

Every course here opens with a free live lesson, booked without payment details, so start with whichever sounds most like the learner.

Ages 6 to 12

Scratch Coding for Kids

Block programming for younger children, from games to a sorting machine that counts different kinds of buildings.

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Ages 10 to 13

Python and AI for Kids

First Python with lists and counting, enough to tally a register by type and compare two places.

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Ages 14 to 18

Statistics & Probability

Statistics and probability, including exact tests for small counts and what to do when you run many tests at once.

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University and adult

Data Analysis Course

Data analysis for adults who compare rare events between groups and need a test that stays honest with small numbers.

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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.

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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Newry today

A city and its surrounding districts

Figures from NISRA's Census 2021: the Newry settlement, the four district electoral areas around it, the Newry, Mourne and Down council area, and Northern Ireland as a whole.

Newry in the 2021 census, usual residents (NISRA)
Place	Census geography	Usual residents
Newry	Settlement	28,530
Newry	District electoral area	27,913
Crotlieve	District electoral area	28,668
Slieve Gullion	District electoral area	30,744
The Mournes	District electoral area	30,203
Newry, Mourne and Down	Council area	182,074
Northern Ireland	Country	1,903,175

Under-fives

In the Newry settlement, 6.6% of residents were under five in 2021; across Northern Ireland the share was 6.0%.

Early thirties

Adults aged 30 to 34 made up 7.4% of Newry's residents, against 6.6% for Northern Ireland, on NISRA's published table.

Over ninety

People aged 90 and over were 0.6% of the settlement, close to Northern Ireland's 0.7%.

The settlement and the electoral area of the same name are different geographies, so their totals differ; we quote both as NISRA publishes them. Our Newry learners come from the city and the villages around it. On a given evening a Bessbrook seven-year-old could be making a first game, a Year 11 student from Warrenpoint revising for CCEA GCSE Digital Technology and a Camlough adult learning Python for work, each in a class set to their level.

Churches, viaduct, canal

From a church before 1600 to a railway viaduct

From the Historic Environment Division's Listed Buildings Northern Ireland and Industrial Heritage Record datasets, published on OpenDataNI.

Before 1600

St Patrick's Church (Church of Ireland) on Church Street is listed at Grade B+ with a construction date of Pre 1600, the earliest band the listing record uses.

1800 to 1839

The Parish Church of St Mary on John Mitchel Place, from 1800 to 1819, and the Cathedral of St Patrick and St Colman on Hill Street, from 1820 to 1839, are both listed at Grade A.

1840 to 1859

Craigmore Viaduct near Bessbrook is listed at Grade A with a construction date in these years; the heritage record also includes Derrymore House, from 1760 to 1779, at Grade A.

The Industrial Heritage Record lists 55 features along the Newry Canal within 5 km of the station, among them lock houses, canal locks, spill weirs and canal bridges, as well as records on the railway lines towards Belfast and Warrenpoint. The Town Hall on Bank Parade is listed at Grade B1, from 1880 to 1899. We have no connection with the Department for Communities, NISRA or Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, and these records are theirs.

Where the heritage data comes from

The Department for Communities publishes the Industrial Heritage Record on OpenDataNI as map data in the Irish Grid, 14,778 records with a type and a position. The version used here is dated 10 August 2026.

Signature project

What is unusual about Newry's industrial heritage?

Fisher's exact test takes a two-by-two table, near Newry or not, of one type or not, and works out exactly how likely a split at least this uneven would be if type and place had nothing to do with each other. Unlike the common chi-squared test, it stays accurate when some counts are tiny.

Industrial Heritage Record: records within 5 km of Newry station (281) against the rest of Northern Ireland (14,497)
Type of record	Near Newry	Rest of Northern Ireland	Expected near Newry	Fisher's exact p-value
Canal, lock or quay	33 (11.7%)	222 (1.5%)	4.8	2.1 x 10^-18
Tannery	11 (3.9%)	27 (0.2%)	0.7	7.4 x 10^-11
Flax mill	23 (8.2%)	1,827 (12.6%)	35.2	0.028
Corn mill	15 (5.3%)	1,399 (9.7%)	26.9	0.014
Milepost	4 (1.4%)	621 (4.3%)	11.9	0.015
Bridge	50 (17.8%)	2,380 (16.4%)	46.2	0.52

1. Draw the circle

Take every record with a position in the Irish Grid and measure its distance from Newry station. 281 lie within 5 km; 14,497 lie further away.

2. Build the tables

For each type, count how many near and far records are of that type and how many are not, giving a two-by-two table.

3. Test exactly

Fisher's test adds up the probabilities of every table as extreme as the real one, using the hypergeometric distribution, with no approximations at all.

When the shortcut breaks

For tanneries, only 0.7 would be expected near Newry. The chi-squared test, which relies on expected counts of about five or more, reports a p-value of about 10 to the power minus 34. Fisher's exact test gives about 10 to the power minus 11. Both say the result is far from chance, but the chi-squared figure is off by a factor of more than 10 to the power 23, because its approximation does not hold with such small numbers. Knowing when a quick method stops working is half of statistics.

Running six tests at once also raises the chance of a fluke. Dividing the usual 0.05 threshold by six gives 0.0083, and by that standard only the canal and tannery results survive: the lower shares of flax mills, corn mills and mileposts near Newry could be chance. Bridges show no difference at all. The honest summary is that Newry's surroundings stand out for canal features and tanneries, and possibly have fewer flax and corn mills than elsewhere, though that needs more evidence.

Rare events

Five checks before calling something unusual

Learned on Newry's industrial record, then used for rare manufacturing faults, unusual species counts, spelling errors in documents, website errors and any comparison involving small numbers.

Decisions behind the Newry heritage study
Question	For the Industrial Heritage Record	What goes wrong if you skip it
How is "near" defined?	Within 5 km of the station, by grid position	A name-based filter that picks canal records by their name
Are the counts small?	Expected tanneries: 0.7	A chi-squared p-value that is wildly wrong
How many tests were run?	Six, with the threshold divided by six	A chance result reported as a discovery
Does a big effect need a reason?	Tanneries noted, no cause claimed	A story invented to fit a number
Is the register complete?	Only what the record contains is counted	Gaps in recording read as gaps in history

The first row matters more than it looks. A first look at the data picked records by the word Newry in their location, which meant every Newry Canal record was counted, canal features were bound to look common, and the test was circular. Using distance from a fixed point instead lets the canal compete fairly with every other kind of feature.

Younger learners

Drawing coloured counters from two bags and deciding whether one bag really has more red ones.

Teenagers

Counting, two-by-two tables, Fisher's exact test and multiple-testing corrections in Python on real heritage data.

Adults

Comparing rare events between groups at work, with exact tests and an honest account of how many comparisons were made.

We have no connection with the Department for Communities, Translink, NISRA or Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. The heritage records, station coordinates and census tables are published openly; the distances, tables and tests on this page are our own analysis.

Learning ladder

From counters in a bag to Fisher's exact test

Treat the ages as a rough guide; the free lesson shows where to start.

Ages 6 to 10

Counting and comparing

Sorting and counting objects in block code, and asking whether one pile really has more of something.

Scratch Coding for Kids Problem Solving and Computational Thinking for Kids

Ages 11 to 13

Tallies in Python

Counting categories and building simple tables in Python, with percentages that compare two groups.

Python and AI for Kids Maths Through Coding

Ages 14 to 18

Exact tests

Two-by-two tables, Fisher's exact test, chi-squared limits and multiple testing on real heritage records.

Statistics & Probability Python for Teens

Ages 18 to 67

Rare events at work

Comparing uncommon outcomes between groups with methods that stay honest when numbers are small.

Data Analysis Course Data Science Course

Coding and AI

AI will run a test for you. Why should a Newry teenager know which test to run?

Because the quick chi-squared test and the exact test can disagree by more than twenty powers of ten, and nothing in the output warns you.

Ask an AI tool to compare counts between two places and it will often reach for the most common test and report its p-value without comment. With 0.7 tanneries expected, that p-value is badly wrong. A learner who has seen both results side by side knows to check the expected counts before trusting any test.

The project also practises the discipline of counting your own tests. Six comparisons make a chance result much more likely, and AI summaries rarely mention how many were tried. Asking that question is what separates a finding from a fluke.

So a Newry teenager should keep learning to code in 2026, beside a canal whose locks fill the heritage record: AI can run the numbers, but people still have to choose the right test and say how many they ran. The longer argument is in why coding is worth learning in 2026.

Delivery

Bessbrook, Warrenpoint or Donaghmore, all in one class

Newry learners live in the city and in the towns and villages across a large council area. Online, each of them is the same distance from the lesson.

City and villages

A learner in Camlough and another in Goraghwood can join the same class without a long drive in the dark.

Northern Ireland stages

Learners are placed from primary through the transfer test years and CCEA GCSEs to A level in Year 14, with every lesson given in English.

What the free lesson is

A real coding session with a teacher, after which you get a recommended level, course and weekly time. We take no card details.

Classes of one level

Five to ten learners at a single stage, from Newry, the rest of the UK and abroad, keeping good times available for everyone.

Two a week

Two lessons on fixed days each week, around eight a month, with holidays and exams arranged with the teacher.

The time difference

Our teachers keep Indian time all year, so a class starting at five in the afternoon in Newry is at half past nine in the evening for them in summer and half past ten in winter.

Across Newry, Mourne and Down

Learners in Kilkeel, Downpatrick, Newcastle or Rostrevor join exactly the same classes, since every lesson is online and classes are grouped by level.

Fees

Newry lesson fees

Your first lesson is free; after that there is one monthly fee.

First classUSD 0

A full lesson without charge, ending with a suggested level, course and weekly time.

Group tuitionUSD 100

Roughly eight live lessons a month, in a class of five to ten learners at the same stage.

Private tuitionUSD 150

Roughly eight live lessons a month, with the teacher's full attention on your learner.

Families in Derrymore or Craigmore are billed in US dollars, as are all families outside India, and the site never displays pound prices. You pay nothing until the free lesson is done and a course and weekly slot are fixed; the pricing page sets out how pauses, missed lessons and changes between group and private teaching are handled.

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Free placement class

Book a free lesson for a Newry learner

The first lesson depends on who is learning: a counters-in-a-bag game for a young child, a short Python program that tallies a list by type for a beginner, or Northern Ireland's Industrial Heritage Record and Fisher's exact test for a teenager ready for real statistics.

FAQ

Newry coding class questions

The questions Newry families ask us most often.

How many people live in Newry?

NISRA's Census 2021 counted 28,530 usual residents in the Newry settlement and 27,913 in the Newry district electoral area, which has different boundaries. The council area of Newry, Mourne and Down had 182,074.

How does Newry compare with Northern Ireland?

It has a slightly younger profile on NISRA's figures: 6.6% of residents were under five in 2021, against 6.0% across Northern Ireland, and 7.4% were aged 30 to 34, against 6.6%.

What is Fisher's exact test?

A test for a two-by-two table of counts that works out exactly how likely a split at least this uneven would be by chance. It stays accurate when counts are small, where the more common chi-squared test does not.

What stands out in Newry's industrial heritage?

Within 5 km of Newry station, canal features and tanneries appear far more often than in the rest of Northern Ireland: 33 canal-related records against about 5 expected, and 11 tanneries against less than 1 expected.

Where does the heritage data come from?

From the Industrial Heritage Record and the Listed Buildings Northern Ireland dataset of the Department for Communities' Historic Environment Division, published on OpenDataNI. We are not connected with the Department for Communities.

Which Newry buildings are listed at Grade A?

The Historic Environment Division lists the Cathedral of St Patrick and St Colman on Hill Street and the Parish Church of St Mary on John Mitchel Place at Grade A, and Craigmore Viaduct near Bessbrook too.

When are Newry lessons?

Most Newry families choose a time after school, on a weekday evening or at the weekend, confirmed in the free lesson. Our teachers are in India, four and a half hours ahead of Northern Ireland in summer and five and a half hours ahead in winter.

Is there a centre in Newry?

No. We have no Newry centre and no premises anywhere in the UK, because every lesson is live online. Learners need a computer with sound and a stable connection, and our phone number is Indian.

What do Newry lessons cost?

The first lesson is free. After that, a group place costs USD 100 a month for two live lessons a week, about eight a month, with five to ten learners, and one-to-one teaching on the same timetable costs USD 150 a month. Nothing is charged until the course, format and time are agreed.

How are learners grouped?

By level, pace and goals rather than age or where they live, with five to ten learners at the same stage. If no group fits the learner's week, we offer one-to-one lessons.

Explore Northern Ireland and the UK

Northern Ireland and beyond

To the north, the Armagh page counts how far a star catalogue is out of order, and Lisburn asks whether the fire of 1707 left a gap in its listed buildings. Revision help for CCEA exams is on our pages for GCSE Digital Technology programming and A level Software Systems Development. For how our levels relate to schooling in Northern Ireland, read the Northern Ireland guide; every other city is linked from the UK coding page.

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Four courses for the canal city

Scratch Coding for Kids

Python and AI for Kids

Statistics & Probability

Data Analysis Course

Python, AI, vibe coding and agentic coding

Vibe Coding for Teens

Python Automation Course

AI and Machine Learning for Teens

Codex & Claude Code

A city and its surrounding districts

Under-fives

Early thirties

Over ninety

From a church before 1600 to a railway viaduct

Before 1600

1800 to 1839

1840 to 1859

What is unusual about Newry's industrial heritage?

1. Draw the circle

2. Build the tables

3. Test exactly

When the shortcut breaks

Five checks before calling something unusual

Younger learners

Teenagers

Adults

From counters in a bag to Fisher's exact test

Counting and comparing

Tallies in Python

Exact tests

Rare events at work

AI will run a test for you. Why should a Newry teenager know which test to run?

Bessbrook, Warrenpoint or Donaghmore, all in one class

City and villages

Northern Ireland stages

What the free lesson is

Classes of one level

Two a week

The time difference

Newry lesson fees

Six family reviews from Google, left exactly as written

Book a free lesson for a Newry learner

Newry coding class questions

How many people live in Newry?

How does Newry compare with Northern Ireland?

What is Fisher's exact test?

What stands out in Newry's industrial heritage?

Where does the heritage data come from?

Which Newry buildings are listed at Grade A?

When are Newry lessons?

Is there a centre in Newry?

What do Newry lessons cost?

How are learners grouped?

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