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One-on-one coding tutor in Australia

Most of our learners do well in a small group, and we say so to families who ask. But some learners need a teacher to themselves: the child who finishes every task in five minutes, the teenager who freezes when others are watching, the adult who wants to work on their own project at their own speed. This page explains when one-to-one lessons are worth it, puts Australian school staffing figures in honest context, and uses a short simulation of mastery learning to show why two learners in the same class can need very different amounts of practice.

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In short

A one-on-one coding tutor teaches a single learner live, so every minute goes to that learner's code and pace. Private lessons suit learners who are much faster, much quieter or working towards a specific goal. In our mastery simulation, a learner answering 85% correctly needed about 5.5 questions to pass a gate of four of the last five, while one at 50% needed 15.3, a gap a fixed class pace cannot serve.

Common private-lesson goals

Three courses often taken one to one

Any course can be private. These are the ones families most often choose to take individually.

Python and AI for Kids course thumbnail

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A fast young coder's Python

Ages 9 to 12. For children who outpace a group and need harder challenges.

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OOAU / 02

Competition preparation

Teens. Problem sets matched to the learner's exact level.

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OOAU / 03

An adult's AI project

Adults. Built around your own idea, at your own speed.

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Who it suits

When private lessons are worth it

One-to-one tuition costs more than a group, so it should earn its place. These are the situations where it usually does.

One-to-one or a small group: how we advise families
SituationUsually suitsWhy
Learner is far ahead of others their ageOne to oneA group pace would bore them
Learner is anxious about others watchingOne to one, then a group laterConfidence first, peers second
Specific goal or deadline, such as a competition or school project techniqueOne to oneEvery lesson aimed at that goal
Adult with their own projectOne to oneThe project becomes the course
Learner enjoys company and is at a typical levelSmall groupPeers motivate and teach each other
UnsureStart with the free lessonThe teacher will recommend honestly

Groups have real advantages: children learn by explaining to each other, see other approaches and stay motivated by friends' progress. We recommend private lessons only when the learner's needs clearly differ from a group's. For a broader look at choosing a tutor and the safety checks to make, see our online coding tutor guide.

School ratios

What Australian school staffing figures do and do not say

Parents sometimes quote student to teacher ratios when weighing tuition. The ABS publishes them, and is careful about what they mean.

Student to teaching staff ratios, Australian schools, 2025 (ABS)
SchoolsStudents per teacher
All schools12.8 students to one teacher
Primary13.9 students to one teacher
Secondary11.7 students to one teacher

Not a class size

The ABS says these ratios "are an indicator of the level of staffing resources used and should not be used as a measure of class size". A ratio of 12.8 counts every teacher, including those not in front of a class at that moment.

So the figure does not tell you how many children share a teacher in a typical lesson, and we would not use it to argue for private tuition.

What is fair to say

Australia had 325,190 full-time equivalent teaching staff in 2025, according to the ABS. Classroom teachers serve whole classes by design, and individual time for one child is necessarily limited.

One-to-one tuition does not replace that; it adds a different kind of time, focused entirely on one learner's work.

Sources, read 7 October 2026: ABS, Schools, 2025 (released 5 March 2026) and ABS, Schools methodology, 2025.

Mastery pacing

A mastery gate: move on when ready, not when the clock says

Mastery learning means a learner moves to the next idea only after showing they have the current one. A simple rule makes it concrete: keep practising until four of the last five answers are right. We simulated that rule to see how much practice different learners need.

Questions needed to pass a four-of-the-last-five gate (our simulation, 20,000 learners per row)
Chance of each answer being rightAverage questionsMedian9 in 10 learners finish within
95%5.155
85%5.557
75%6.5510
65%8.5615
50%15.31231

What the numbers show

A learner who gets 85% right passes in about 5.5 questions. One who gets half right needs 15.3 on average, nearly three times as much practice, and one in ten of them needs 31 or more.

In a class moving at one pace, the first learner waits and the second is left behind. In a private lesson, the gate decides, and the teacher can change the explanation instead of simply adding questions.

The idea behind it

The educational researcher Benjamin Bloom wrote about exactly this tension in a 1984 article in Educational Researcher titled "The 2 Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring".

The title itself frames the question we care about: how to make group teaching nearly as responsive as a private tutor, and when a private tutor is simply the better choice.

The simulation is ours and simplified: real learners improve as they practise, so their chance of a right answer rises over time. Learners who were stuck near 50% are exactly the ones who need a different explanation, not just more questions, and that is the strongest case for a teacher of their own. Children can write this simulation themselves in Python with a loop and a list of the last five answers.

Source: Bloom, B. S. (1984), Educational Researcher 13(6), 4 to 16, doi.org/10.3102/0013189X013006004 (title and details confirmed via Crossref). The table is our own simulation, labelled as such.

Private lessons

What a private lesson with us looks like

Every lesson is live, with the same teacher each week, and built around one learner.

Your pace

The teacher moves on when the learner shows mastery, and slows down when they do not, without anyone else waiting.

Your project

Learners can bring their own idea, from a game to a school technique question to a work tool, and build it across lessons.

Your time

Lessons are set in your local time on weekday afternoons, evenings or weekends, in any Australian state.

Live teaching

A real teacher on the call for the whole lesson, from India, sharing the learner's screen and code.

Parents welcome

Families of younger children can sit in on any lesson.

Switch formats

Learners can move between private lessons and a small group as their needs change.

Comparing costs? Our guide to coding class costs in Australia sets out the group and one-to-one arithmetic per lesson and per term.

Getting the most from it

Making private lessons pay off

Private tuition is a bigger commitment than a group, so it is worth setting it up well from the first week.

Habits that make one-to-one coding lessons more effective
HabitWhy it helps
Agree a goal in the first lessonA clear target, such as a finished game or a competition level, lets the teacher plan backwards
Keep a short project logWriting one line after each lesson shows progress and exposes ideas that need revisiting
Try the between-lesson task aloneGetting stuck at home produces the sharpest questions for the next lesson
Review every few weeksLearner, family and teacher check the goal still fits and adjust the plan
Plan a move to a groupMany learners benefit from rejoining peers once a specific gap is closed

For parents of younger children

Short, regular lessons work better than long, occasional ones. A child who codes for an hour every week usually progresses further than one who has two hours once a fortnight.

Ask your child to show you one thing they built after each lesson. Explaining it to you is itself practice, and a gentle check on understanding.

For adult learners

Bring real material. A spreadsheet you dread at work, a website you want to build or a dataset you are curious about makes a far better lesson plan than a generic exercise.

Tell the teacher how you like to learn. In a private lesson, the method can change to suit you, which is the whole point of having a teacher to yourself.

Stages

How private learners progress

Milestones we watch for in one-to-one lessons.

Four stages in private coding lessons
StageWhat it looks like
1. DiagnoseThe teacher finds exactly what the learner knows and where they wobble
2. GateEach idea is practised until mastery is shown, then left behind
3. StretchHarder problems arrive as soon as the learner is ready
4. OwnThe learner plans and builds their own project with light guidance

For children

Private lessons often suit very quick or very shy children first, with a move to a group later.

Parents see progress through projects their child can open at home.

For teens and adults

Private lessons suit specific goals: competitions, technique for school projects, a career change or a work tool.

The learner's own material often becomes the lesson plan.

The catalogue

Nine courses available one to one

Every course can be private. These are popular with individual learners.

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Children

Ages 6 to 12

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Private Python for children

For quick young coders.

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OOAU / CHD / 03

Number sense, one to one

Maths confidence for coders.

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II

Teenagers

Ages 13 to 18

OOAU / TEN / 01

Competitive programming

Training at the right level.

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OOAU / TEN / 03

Defensive cybersecurity

Online safety and white-hat skills.

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III

Adults

18 and over

How lessons run

Private lessons that adapt every week

With one learner, the plan can change the moment it needs to.

After school

Weekday afternoons in your state.

Evenings

For teens and adults.

Weekends

Saturday and Sunday slots.

Mastery gates

Move on when ready, not when the week ends.

One teacher

The same teacher every week.

Learner's projects

Their ideas become the material.

Live, online

Screen and code shared throughout.

Flexible format

Switch to a small group any time.

Honest advice

We will say if a group would suit better.

Student work

Work from our private learners

Projects built in one-to-one lessons, at each learner's own pace. Browse more on the student labs page.

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Fees

Fees

Private and group lessons outside India are charged monthly in US dollars, with one rate for all countries. There is no joining fee and no term contract, so you may stop after any month or switch formats.

Free first class

USD 0

no card required

  • A free first lesson
  • Advice on private or group
  • No card details
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Group batch

USD 100

a month, billed in US dollars

  • Fifteen to twenty learners
  • One regular teacher
  • Similar level
  • Monthly
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One to one

USD 150

a month, billed in US dollars

  • A teacher to yourself
  • Mastery pacing
  • Your own project welcome
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What families say

Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews

Google reviews from families, copied without edits.

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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."

Samriddha Mondal

Student

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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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★★★★★

"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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Questions from families

Common questions about one-on-one coding tutors

What is a one-on-one coding tutor?

A one-on-one coding tutor teaches a single learner in live lessons, so the pace, material and feedback are set entirely around that learner rather than a group.

What is mastery learning?

Mastery learning is an approach in which a learner moves to the next idea only after showing they have mastered the current one, rather than moving on when the class does. A simple version is a gate such as four of the last five answers correct.

Are private lessons better than a small group?

Not always. Groups suit most learners and add peers to learn from. Private lessons suit learners who are much faster, much quieter or working towards a specific goal.

Why does pace matter so much?

In our simulation, a learner who answered 85% correctly needed about 5.5 questions to pass a mastery gate, while one at 50% needed 15.3. A single class pace cannot serve both.

Does the Australian student to teacher ratio mean classes have 13 students?

No. The ABS says the ratio is an indicator of staffing resources and should not be used as a measure of class size.

Can my child switch between private and group lessons?

Yes. Learners can move between formats as their needs change, often starting privately and joining a group later.

Can adults have private coding lessons?

Yes. Adults often take one-to-one lessons to build their own project, learn for a new job or work on a specific tool.

What times are private lessons in Australia?

Any agreed slot on weekday afternoons, evenings or weekends in your local time, in every state and territory.

Are private lessons live?

Yes. Every lesson is live online with a teacher, who shares the learner's screen and code throughout.

How much do one-on-one lessons cost?

The first lesson is free. After that, one-to-one lessons are paid monthly with no joining fee and no term lock-in, as shown in the fees section.

Elsewhere on this site

Related pages

More on tuition, costs and our Australian classes.

Coding classes in Australia

Our main page for Australian families.

Online coding tutor

What a tutor does and what to check.

What coding classes cost

Group and private arithmetic.

Coding classes near me

Local or online.

Competitions calendar

For learners with a goal in mind.

How we teach

Our method in detail.

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Give us a number and a time. The teacher works with the learner one to one, then tells you honestly whether private lessons or a small group would suit better.

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