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What are the best coding classes for kids in Perth?

Perth children from Pre-primary to Year 8 progress fastest with a live teacher, a small group at their own level and projects built on real Western Australian data. Greater Perth counted 136,414 children aged 5 to 9 in 2021. Our online classes take children from age 6, and the opening lesson is free.

Ride the Fremantle line out to the coast and you pass seventeen stations. Ride it home and you pass the same seventeen, backwards. A program should be able to prove that: take the outbound list, reverse it, and check it against the list for the trip home. Our young Perth coders did exactly that with the station lists stored in OpenStreetMap. Sixteen stations matched perfectly. One did not, and the reason turned out to be one stray letter that nobody had noticed.

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Facts last verified 7 October 2026. Teaching is online; no Perth branch is claimed.

Course picks for Perth kids

Good places for a Perth child to begin

Chosen by age and interest, then fine-tuned in the free first lesson.

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Ages 6 to 9

Coding for Kids

Block coding for beginners, from ordering instructions correctly to undoing them in reverse.

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Ages 8 to 12

Game Development for Kids

Games in Scratch, Roblox and Minecraft, including a train game where the return journey runs the stations backwards.

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Ages 10 to 13

Python and AI for Kids

First Python lists: adding, reversing, slicing and comparing them on real Perth data.

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Ages 7 to 12

Problem Solving and Computational Thinking for Kids

Puzzles about order, steps and checking, the thinking that sits underneath every program.

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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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Perth children in the Census

More young children than the national average

Greater Perth figures from the 2021 Census QuickStats published by the ABS, quoted without any adding up of our own.

Children across Greater Perth, 2021 Census (ABS)
What was countedPerth number
Children aged 0 to 4129,598 (6.1%)
Children aged 5 to 9136,414 (6.4%; Australia 6.2%)
Children aged 10 to 14135,222 (6.4%)
Attending preschool36,950
Families570,121
Median age37

Above the national share

In 2021 children aged 5 to 9 were 6.4% of Greater Perth's people, compared with 6.2% nationally, and the 10 to 14 band matched that 6.4%.

Pre-primary first

Western Australia calls the first school year Pre-primary. Our youngest Perth coders are six, typically in Pre-primary or Year 1, and begin with pictures and blocks.

Two children, often

Perth families with children had 1.8 on average. Siblings regularly study with us, each placed in the group that suits their own progress.

One rule we show children from the start: census age bands are each adjusted separately to protect privacy, so they are not promised to sum to the published total. We report the published numbers and never construct a total from the pieces.

Signature project

Is the trip home just the trip out, reversed?

The Fremantle line as two lists in OpenStreetMap, one for each direction, compared position by position after flipping one of them.

What we found on 7 October 2026 (our comparison of OpenStreetMap route data)
CheckResult
Stations listed from Perth to Fremantle17
Stations listed from Fremantle to Perth17
Positions that match after reversing the outbound list16 of 17
The mismatchCottesloe going out, but Cottlesloe on the way home
A second slip in the same dataThe return route is named Fremante instead of Fremantle
First station out, last station homePerth, both times
The outbound listPerth, City West, West Leederville, Subiaco, Daglish, Shenton Park, Karrakatta, Loch Street, Showgrounds, Claremont, Swanbourne, Grant Street, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Victoria Street, North Fremantle, Fremantle

1. Reverse the list

In Scratch, a loop reads the outbound list from the last item to the first. In Python, one short slice does the same job. Either way, Fremantle moves to the front and Perth to the back.

2. Compare position by position

Item 1 against item 1, item 2 against item 2, and so on. A loop counts how many pairs are identical and prints any pair that is not.

3. Read the odd one out

Position 4 shows Mosman Park against Mosman Park, then position 5 shows Cottesloe against Cottlesloe: the same station, with an extra letter in one list.

Why the computer was right to complain

To a person, Cottesloe and Cottlesloe look like the same word. To a program they are different strings, so the comparison fails. That is not the code being fussy; it is the code being honest. A list of names typed by people almost always contains a slip or two, and a reverse-and-compare check is one of the cheapest ways to find them.

These comparisons are ours, made on an OpenStreetMap snapshot taken on 7 October 2026. OpenStreetMap is edited by volunteers, so the spelling slips we found may already have been corrected by the time you read this. We report only what the two route lists said that day and make no claim about timetables or which trains stop where.

How children learn it

Backwards and forwards at every age

Reversing an order is one of the first ideas a young child can act out and one of the handiest a programmer uses.

Reversing and comparing, by year level
Year levelWhat children tryWhat it builds
Pre-primary to Year 2Line up toy carriages for the trip out, then rebuild the line for the trip homeOrder, sequence and undoing steps
Years 3 to 6Read a Scratch list from the end with a counter that goes down instead of upLists, indexes and loops that count backwards
Years 7 and 8Reverse and compare the two Fremantle lists in Python, printing every mismatchSlicing, comparing strings and testing real data

Off by one

Counting down from 17 to 1 or from 16 to 0? Children meet the most common bug in programming, the one-step slip at the end of a list, and learn to check the first and last items every time.

Same length first

Before comparing two lists, check they are the same length. If one had 18 stations, a position-by-position check would shift every name after the extra one.

Report, do not fix

The program prints the mismatch rather than quietly changing a spelling. Deciding which spelling is correct is a job for a person who checks a source.

We have no connection with Transperth, the Public Transport Authority, OpenStreetMap or the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and none of them endorses this project. Census figures are the Bureau's; the list comparison is our own.

The Western Australian school year

Four terms on Perth time, with no clock changes

Lessons fit around the Western Australian school year, and Perth's steady clock makes planning simple.

Western Australian public school terms in 2027, Department of Education (dates as published in the Government Gazette)
TermFromTo
Term 1Monday 1 FebruaryFriday 9 April
Term 2Monday 26 AprilFriday 2 July
Term 3Monday 19 JulyFriday 24 September
Term 4Monday 11 OctoberThursday 16 December

When children start

The ABS Schools methodology summarises the Western Australian rule: children must start school from the beginning of the year if they reach five years and six months during that year.

Holidays by choice

Between terms, families decide whether lessons pause or continue. A single weekly lesson over a break keeps a project from going cold.

The easiest time zone

Perth does not use daylight saving, so it stays two and a half hours ahead of India time all year. A 4pm Perth lesson is 1:30pm for our teachers.

A term calendar is a list too

Write the four start dates in a list, reverse it, and you have the year counted down from December. Ask the program which term contains a given date and children quickly meet the question of whether the last day of a term is included.

Learning ladder

From lining up carriages to reversing lists in Python

Bands are a starting point. The free lesson finds the real one.

Ages 6 to 7

Order matters

Sequencing blocks, spotting the step that is in the wrong place and undoing moves in reverse.

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Ages 8 to 10

Scratch with lists

Games that store items in lists and read them forwards, backwards and in random order.

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Ages 10 to 12

Worlds to build

Roblox and Minecraft projects with scores, inventories and simple rules.

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Ages 12 to 14

Python on real data

Lists, strings and comparisons applied to Perth maps and timetables, with maths alongside.

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Coding and AI

Would an AI tool have spotted Cottlesloe for a Perth child?

Maybe, maybe not, and that uncertainty is exactly why the child needs to be able to check for themselves.

AI tools are very good at reading past small spelling slips, which is helpful when you are chatting and unhelpful when you are checking data. A tool asked to compare the two station lists might decide Cottesloe and Cottlesloe are obviously the same and report a perfect match. The five-line program our children write cannot be that generous: different letters mean different strings, so it flags the slip every time.

We want young Perth learners to know when to want a strict check and when a friendly guess is fine. In our lessons AI tools are used only in age-appropriate ways and with a teacher present, and children practise asking whether an answer was checked or simply assumed.

That is why coding is still worth learning in 2026: it gives a child a way to check, not just a way to ask. A Perth child who found Cottlesloe by reversing a list already knows the difference. The longer argument is in the case for learning to code in 2026.

Delivery

Joondalup to Rockingham, one live classroom

Greater Perth stretches a long way up and down the coast, and online lessons mean no one spends the afternoon in traffic.

What you need

A laptop or desktop with working sound. A parent nearby for the first lesson helps young children settle in.

Western Australian terms

Teachers use the year names Perth children use, from Pre-primary onwards, so nothing sounds unfamiliar.

A proper trial

One complete lesson to see how your child learns, followed by a course and time recommendation, with no card required.

Groups

Fifteen to twenty children at the same stage, or one to one when that suits better.

Regular rhythm

About eight lessons a month, normally two a week in the same slot.

Teachers on India time

Perth is two and a half hours ahead of India time all year round, so after-school Perth lessons fall in the early afternoon of our teachers' working day.

One clock, all year

Because Western Australia keeps the same time all year, the gap to India never changes and a lesson booked for 4:30pm Perth time stays at 4:30pm Perth time from January to December.

Fees

What coding classes cost for Perth kids

Three prices and no fine print.

First classUSD 0

A full first lesson, free, finishing with a level, a course and a regular time.

Group tuitionUSD 100

Roughly eight lessons a month shared with fifteen to twenty children at the same level.

Private tuitionUSD 150

Roughly eight lessons a month with your child working one to one with the teacher.

Outside India we charge everyone in US dollars at one rate, so it does not matter whether you are in the northern suburbs or down the coast towards Rockingham. The first invoice only follows the trial, once you are happy with the course and slot; the pricing page covers holidays, missed lessons and switching formats.

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Unedited Google reviews from families and learners

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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"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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Tell us about your Perth coder

A Pre-primary child might start by putting blocks in order, a Year 4 child by reversing a Scratch list, and a Year 7 student by comparing station lists in Python. Mention the year level and something they love.

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FAQ

Questions from Perth parents

What Perth families most often ask before the first lesson.

What age can my Perth child start coding?

Live classes start at age 6, which in Perth is usually Pre-primary or Year 1. The first lessons use blocks and pictures, with typing added later.

What does reversing a list mean in coding?

Reversing a list means putting its items in the opposite order, so the last becomes first. Programs reverse lists to undo steps, to read things from the end, or, as in our Perth project, to check a return journey against the outward one.

What is the Fremantle line project?

Children take the 17 Fremantle line stations stored in OpenStreetMap for each direction, reverse the outbound list and compare it with the return list. Sixteen positions match; the seventeenth reveals a spelling slip, Cottlesloe for Cottesloe.

Is a spelling mistake really a coding lesson?

Yes. Real data is typed by people and contains slips. Learning to compare lists exactly, print what differs and leave the decision to a person who checks is a skill used by every data-minded programmer.

Do you follow the Western Australian school year?

Yes. We use Western Australian year names from Pre-primary to Year 8 and plan around the public school terms, which in 2027 begin on Monday 1 February.

What time are lessons for Perth children?

After school on weekdays or at weekends, chosen in the free lesson and given in Perth time. With no daylight saving in Western Australia, the time never shifts.

Are online lessons safe for young children?

Lessons are live, small and supervised by the teacher throughout. We never ask children to make accounts on adult AI services, and parents can join any session.

Is there a Modern Age Coders centre in Perth?

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 coding classes for Perth kids 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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More for Perth families

Teenagers and adults in Perth have a separate page: online coding and Python classes in Perth. The state picture is on coding and AI classes in Western Australia, and families looking at the WA gifted tests can read GATE and ASET maths practice. For younger children see online coding classes for kids in Australia, and for everything else the Australia coding page.

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