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> Live 1:1 online coding, Python, AI & agentic-AI mentorship for Aussie students. Aligned with NSW HSC, VIC VCE, QLD QCE, WA WACE, SA SACE, TAS TCE, ACT, NT — plus the Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies. U of Melbourne, U of Sydney, ANU, UNSW, Monash, UQ ready. USD 100 (≈ AUD 152) a month.

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# Real coding & AI for Aussie students — *from Year 1 to ATAR.*

Live 1:1 mentorship in **Python**, modern web and **agentic AI** for Australian kids, teens and adults — aligned with the **Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies**, every state exam system (**HSC · VCE · QCE · WACE · SACE · TCE · ACT · NTCET**), and the algorithmic depth the **Group of Eight** (Melbourne, Sydney, ANU, UNSW, Monash, UQ, UWA, Adelaide) actually look for. **AUD 152 a month** (USD 100), eight live sessions, two a week, cancel anytime. Mentors work in **your** time zone.

See your state's pathway4.9/5Average parent & learner rating · 1,830 reviews8 statesNSW · VIC · QLD · WA · SA · TAS · ACT · NT — every exam systemGo8Aligned to every Group of Eight CS / engineering program$152 AUDPer month · ≈ USD 100 · cancel anytime · no contractMentors live in **all 3 Australian time zones**Booking now · 09:00 – 21:00 local in each zone**AEDT / AEST** · UTC +10 / +11Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane · Canberra · HobartAfter-school *16:30*, evening *18:30*, Saturday morning**ACDT / ACST** · UTC +9:30 / +10:30Adelaide · Darwin · Broken HillAfter-school *16:00*, evening *18:00*, weekend**AWST** · UTC +8Perth · Fremantle · MandurahAfter-school *15:30*, evening *17:30*, Saturday morningParent rating4.9 / 5 · 1,830 reviewsAligned withAust. Curric. · HSC · VCE · QCE · WACEMentor hours09:00 – 21:00 in your time zoneCommitmentFree trial · cancel monthlyPick a course · start this week

## Eight serious tracks for Aussie learners — Year 1 to professional.

Click a card to open the course page, or hit "Book a free trial" and a mentor matches your student to the right one.

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## We map to your state's senior secondary computing exam.

Tell us your student's state on the trial call. Their mentor pulls up the actual specification and lines up the term plan accordingly. Below are the eight systems we routinely teach to.

NSW

### New South Wales

HSC Software Design & Development · Information Processes & Technology

HSC subjects taught in Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and beyond. Python, algorithms, OOP, project work. UAC-bound students often pair this with UNSW / USyd / Macquarie applications.

VIC

### Victoria

VCE Algorithmics (HESS) · VCE Applied Computing

VCE in Melbourne, Geelong and across regional Victoria. Algorithmics is one of the most rigorous senior secondary CS subjects in Australia — we coach it specifically.

QLD

### Queensland

QCE Digital Solutions · Information & Communication Technology

QCE in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville. Strong Python + project focus. UQ / QUT / Griffith / Bond are the natural pathways from here.

WA

### Western Australia

WACE Applied Information Technology · Computer Science

WACE in Perth, Fremantle, Mandurah. We coach the WACE CS course content and project work. UWA / Curtin / Murdoch are the local university pathways.

SA

### South Australia

SACE Stage 1 & 2 IT · Digital Technologies

SACE in Adelaide. Defence-tech and AI-research industries nearby (AIML, DST Group). Strong U of Adelaide / Flinders / UniSA pathway, including the AI capital that Adelaide quietly is.

TAS

### Tasmania

TCE Computer Science · Information Systems & Digital Technologies

TCE in Hobart and Launceston. UTAS pathway. Smaller cohort but tightly served — flexible time slots available.

ACT

### Australian Capital Territory

ACT Senior Secondary · Information Technology

Canberra Tertiary Bound. ANU is a 15-minute drive — a serious pull. We tune the advanced track to ANU CECC / Engineering admissions specifically.

NT

### Northern Territory

NTCET (uses SACE framework) · Digital Technologies

NTCET in Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine. CDU pathway. Smaller cohort but excellent slot flexibility (ACDT zone).

ATAR pathway

## From Year 11 / 12 → ATAR → your dream Australian university.

Every state has its own exam, but they all funnel into one number: the ATAR. Here's how our mentorship fits into that path.

Year 11 – 12

#### State exam

HSC / VCE / QCE / WACE / SACE / TCE / ACT / NTCET — we coach the computing subject in your state, weekly.

→Conversion

#### ATAR

Your state results convert to the universal Australian Tertiary Admission Rank. The number that opens the doors.

→Year 13+

#### Group of Eight

Melbourne, Sydney, ANU, UNSW, Monash, UQ, UWA, Adelaide — plus strong programs at UTS, RMIT, QUT, Macquarie, ACU and more.

The Group of Eight (Go8)

## Australia's eight research-intensive universities — we know each one's CS culture.

The Go8 educates the majority of Australia's research scientists, engineers and CS graduates. Our advanced track is built around what their admissions offices and first-year CS courses actually evaluate.

UM

### University of Melbourne

Melbourne · VIC

Top-ranked Aussie CS. Bachelor of Science + Master of CS pathway. Strong AI research, plus Melbourne School of Engineering. ATAR mid-90s typical.

US

### University of Sydney

Sydney · NSW

Bachelor of Advanced Computing + Engineering Honours. Sydney AI Centre. Strong USyd Robotics. ATAR mid-90s for premium programs.

ANU

### Australian National University

Canberra · ACT

ANU CECC — College of Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics. Research-heavy, defence-AI adjacent. Bachelor of Advanced Computing (Honours).

NSW

### UNSW Sydney

Sydney · NSW

UNSW Engineering & Computer Science — one of the largest CS programs in the country. Bachelor of CS, Software Engineering, AI. Huge Atlassian / Canva pipeline.

MO

### Monash University

Melbourne · VIC

Faculty of IT and Faculty of Engineering. Strong applied CS, data science, software engineering. Bachelor of CS / IT / Engineering pathways.

UQ

### University of Queensland

Brisbane · QLD

UQ Information Technology & Electrical Engineering. Bachelor of IT / CS / Engineering. Strong AI institute. Brisbane tech-scene pipeline.

UW

### UWA

Perth · WA

University of Western Australia. CS major with combined-degree pathway popular here. Mining-tech, defence-tech and start-up scene in Perth.

AD

### University of Adelaide

Adelaide · SA

Home of the Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) — one of Australia's strongest AI research groups. Bachelor of CS / AI / Engineering.

Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies

## We line up with what schools should already be teaching — and go deeper.

The Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies covers F–10 with two strands — *knowledge & understanding* and *processes & production skills*. Most schools deliver the basics; we take the same content and ship real projects from it.

Foundation – Year 2

Data & algorithms intro. Sequencing & debugging through ScratchJr. Real curiosity, very little screen-time per session.

Years 3 – 6

Bridge from Scratch to real Python by month three. BBC micro:bit projects. First original program by Term 2. Bebras Australia coached.

Years 7 – 10

Python deep, HTML/CSS/JS, Git, first AI projects. Australian Informatics Olympiad and NCSS Challenge entries coached.

Years 11 – 12 (ATAR)

State exam alignment (HSC / VCE / QCE / WACE / SACE / TCE / ACT / NTCET) + Year-12 capstone project + Go8 application portfolio.

AIO / NCSS / Bebras

Australian Informatics Olympiad, National Computer Science School Challenge, Bebras Australia — all coached by our Olympiad-style mentor.

Real AI engineering

Modern LLM patterns: prompting, retrieval, tool-calling agents, evals, deployment. The same patterns Atlassian, Canva, SafetyCulture and CSIRO Data61 actually ship.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

> "My Year-11 daughter went from struggling with VCE Applied Computing to running her own AI revision tool — and she's now applying to Melbourne CS with confidence. Best money we've ever spent."

SOSarah O'BrienParent · Melbourne (Kew) · Methodist Ladies' CollegeReal shipped projects · real Aussie students

## Six things our Australian students built with us this year.

Names abbreviated. Each project deployed publicly during normal class hours.

Liam C. · Year 11 · Sydney (Mosman)

### HSC Software Design RAG study agent

Indexed every HSC Software Design & Development past paper since 2018 into a Python RAG agent that quizzes him in HSC-style language. His teacher now recommends it to the year level.

PythonRAGOpenAIFastAPIMia K. · Year 12 · Melbourne (Kew)

### VCE Algorithmics graph-visualiser

Mia's VCE Algorithmics SAT — an interactive web app animating Dijkstra, A* and DP on user-drawn graphs. Submitted with her Year-12 exam folio. Now used by her cohort.

TypeScriptReactD3ViteVercelEthan B. · Year 5 · Brisbane (Bulimba)

### NRL fantasy-team Python tool

Pulls live NRL stats and recommends fantasy-team lineups. His dad has won the office league three weeks running and Ethan thinks he's now a "professional Python developer".

PythonpandasmatplotlibPriya R. · Year 12 · Perth (Subiaco)

### WACE Applied IT capstone — AI revision app

A Streamlit chatbot trained on Priya's biology and chemistry notes. Cites her own pages. Submitted as her WACE Applied IT major project. Predicted high distinction.

PythonClaude APIStreamlitChromaJack & Lucy · Years 4 & 6 · Adelaide (Norwood)

### Family chore-tracker Next.js app

Two siblings shipped a real Next.js web app to manage the household chores rota. Their school's IT teacher demoed it at assembly.

TypeScriptNext.jsSupabaseTailwindNadia M. · adult learner · Canberra

### Internal compliance agent (Aussie defence-tech)

Nadia shipped an agentic-AI compliance assistant at her Canberra defence-tech employer. Saves the team hours each week and helped her move into an AI engineer role.

PythonLangGraphClaudePostgreSQLMeet the mentor team

## Working engineers, AIO veterans and Go8 alumni.

Every Aussie student is paired with one mentor for the year. We match on time zone, state exam system, and goal — ATAR, AIO, career switch.

AI

### The AI engineer

LLMs · Agents

Ships LLM products at a Sydney or Melbourne tech shop (Atlassian, Canva, SafetyCulture, REA Group, Culture Amp).

AO

### The AIO coach

Olympiad · ATAR

Australian Informatics Olympiad veteran. Best fit for AIO progression, Year-12 exam prep and Go8 admissions.

GO

### The Go8 alumnus

Melbourne · UNSW · Monash

Recent Group of Eight CS / Engineering graduate. Best for premium-program application coaching and first-year prep.

KD

### The kids-first mentor

Years 1 – 6

Patient, child-development-aware, calm pace. Bridges Scratch to real Python so even a Year-3 student leaves able to write a working program.

Plain pricing · month-to-month

## AUD 152 a month. Eight live sessions. No fine print.

No registration fee, no annual lock-in, no surprise upsells. Pay in USD with any Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay or Google Pay — your bank handles the AUD conversion automatically.

1:1 private mentorship

### Private Mentor

One mentor, one student, every class. Deepest progress, fully customised pace.

USD100/ month

≈ AUD 152 / month · billed in USD · no joining fee

- 8 live 1:1 sessions every month
- 2 classes per week, your chosen Aussie time-zone slots
- Same mentor every week — no rotation
- Custom curriculum mapped to your state exam + Go8 goals
- Class recordings & weekly parent / student note
- Email / WhatsApp / Slack support between classes
- Pause, switch mentor or cancel anytime

Small-group cohort

### Group Cohort

Same curriculum, same mentors, in a small live group. Friendly entry point.

USD40/ month

≈ AUD 61 / month · billed in USD · no joining fee

- 8 live small-group sessions every month
- Up to 6 students per group, age & year-banded
- Same project track, slightly less customised pace
- Class recordings & monthly parent report
- Upgrade to 1:1 anytime, no penalty

How we compare

## Honest side-by-side with what Aussie families already tried.

School computing, private tutors, Cluey Learning, Code Camp / Coder Academy, free YouTube — each has a place. Here's where we sit.

What mattersModern Age CodersSchool computing classCluey / Code Camp / Coder AcademyPrivate tutor / YouTubeSame 1:1 mentor weekly, all year✓ Yes— Class format~ Rotating~ Tutor-dependentReal coding (Python · JS · Git · deploy)✓ Week 1~ Sometimes~ Depends~ Self-drivenModern AI & agentic-AI engineering✓ Built in— Rare~ Marketing~ TutorialsState-exam alignment (HSC / VCE / QCE etc.)✓ All 8✓ Native (one state)~ Limited~ Tutor-dependentAIO / NCSS / Bebras coaching✓ Yes— Rare— Rare~ RareGroup of Eight admissions awareness✓ Yes~ Career counsellor~ Marketing only— NoMonthly costAUD 152 (1:1) / 61 (group)Free (in school)AUD 220 – 600 / monthAUD 50 – 120 / hourCancel / pause✓ Monthly~ Term-based~ Per term✓ HourlyWhere Australian families learn with us

## Online classes — locally aware, time-zone native.

Six closer looks at the cities most of our Australian families come from. Your suburb is supported even if it isn't listed.

### Sydney

AEDT · NSW

Our largest Australian cohort. North Shore (Mosman, Lane Cove, Chatswood), Eastern Suburbs (Bondi, Coogee, Randwick), Inner West (Newtown, Glebe), plus Parramatta and the Hills. UNSW / USyd / Macquarie pipeline. Atlassian, Canva and SafetyCulture all hire heavily from here.

Top track: **HSC + Go8 prep**Slot: **17:00 AEDT**

### Melbourne

AEDT · VIC

Kew, Hawthorn, Brighton, Toorak, Carlton, Fitzroy plus the bayside south-east. Melbourne and Monash are the natural Go8 pull. Strong VCE Algorithmics cohort — a uniquely Victorian rigour-flex.

Top track: **VCE + Go8**Slot: **17:30 AEDT**

### Brisbane & Gold Coast

AEST · QLD

Bulimba, New Farm, Toowong, Indooroopilly, Chermside, plus the Gold Coast hinterland. UQ / QUT / Griffith / Bond pipeline. Year-12 QCE Digital Solutions cohort is fast-growing.

Top track: **QCE + Teens**Slot: **17:00 AEST**

### Perth

AWST · WA

Subiaco, Mount Lawley, Nedlands, Fremantle, Joondalup. UWA / Curtin / Murdoch pathway. Several mining-tech and defence-tech adult learners. AWST scheduling — earliest sessions in Australia.

Top track: **WACE + AI**Slot: **16:00 AWST**

### Adelaide

ACDT · SA

Norwood, Unley, Burnside, Glenelg. Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) and Defence-AI sector on the doorstep. U of Adelaide / Flinders / UniSA pipeline. Strong AI track demand.

Top track: **AI + SACE**Slot: **17:00 ACDT**

### Canberra

AEDT · ACT

Civic, Belconnen, Gungahlin, Tuggeranong. ANU CECC is a 15-minute drive — the natural feeder. Many of our Canberra students are aiming at ANU, with second-pick UNSW Canberra (defence-tech).

Top track: **ANU prep**Slot: **17:30 AEDT**

### Hobart & Launceston

AEDT · TAS

Smaller cohort but tightly served. UTAS pathway. Flexible slot availability, often Saturday-morning Aussie family pacing.

Top track: **TCE + Teens**Slot: **flexible**

### Darwin · Cairns · Townsville

ACST / AEST

NT and far-north QLD. CDU / James Cook pathways. Excellent slot flexibility — smaller cohort means we can fit unusual time windows for tropics families.

Top track: **NTCET + AI**Slot: **flexible**

### Regional Australia

all states

Newcastle, Wollongong, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Toowoomba, Mackay, Bunbury, Geraldton, Albury-Wodonga. Online classes work especially well for regional families — your country town is supported just like a capital city.

Top track: **flexible**Slot: **flexible**Inside your first month

## Week by week — what actually happens for an Aussie family.

A typical first month for a Year-8 student starting from zero. Pacing adapts up or down for younger and older learners across all states.

Week 01

### Trial & first contact

Free 30-minute trial on Zoom, in your local time zone. The mentor meets your child, gets a feel for prior school-coding exposure, screen-time tolerance and any HSC / VCE / ATAR pressure. Calendar invites for the next two AEDT / ACDT / AWST slots.

**Output:** a personalised Term planWeek 02

### Foundations & computational thinking

First two real sessions. Sequencing, decomposition, debugging — the joy of "the bug is mine to fix." Older students start in Python in VS Code; under-9s start in Scratch. Always real, no drag-and-drop blocks past Year 4.

**Output:** a tiny program, your child's ownWeek 03

### Python on a real laptop

VS Code installed, Python 3 running, terminal no longer scary. First original program — not from a tutorial — with input/output, variables, loops. Pushed to your child's first personal GitHub repository.

**Output:** first GitHub commitWeek 04

### The first deploy

End-of-month checkpoint: a small project chosen by the student — an AFL stats lookup, an NRL fantasy helper, a Sydney transport widget — shipped to GitHub Pages or Vercel. You get a written progress note.

**Output:** a live URL the family can shareAdult learner stories

## Four Aussies who changed careers in under a year.

Full names withheld on request. Each is a real adult who joined us and landed in a software, data or AI role at an Australian employer.

JKJames K.30 · Sydney (Surry Hills) · ex-marketing analyst → AI engineer at Atlassian

### From marketing dashboards to LLM agents — nine months.

James joined with strong Excel and weak Python. Nine months later he shipped two production AI agents at his Atlassian team and was moved into an AI engineer role.

Started**Python basics**Pivoted**LLM apps + RAG**Now**AI eng · SaaS**EMEmma M.38 · Melbourne (Brunswick) · ex-teacher → ML engineer at REA Group

### Maths teacher → ML engineer in 14 months.

Emma had strong maths intuition but no engineering background. We took her from Python and Git to production-pattern ML over a year. She moved into an ML role at REA Group, working on property-valuation models.

Started**Python + Git**Pivoted**ML fundamentals**Now**ML eng · proptech**ATAiden T.35 · Brisbane (West End) · ex-consultant → full-stack at SafetyCulture

### Management consultant → full-stack engineer in 11 months.

Aiden had product instincts but had never deployed code. Two months in, his first React app was on Vercel. Eleven months in, he passed the SafetyCulture interview process for a full-stack engineer role.

Started**Web fundamentals**Pivoted**Full-stack TS**Now**Full-stack · SaaS**RSRohan S.31 · Perth (Subiaco) · ex-mining engineer → AI eng at a Perth mining-tech startup

### Mining engineer → AI engineer at a Perth mining-tech startup.

Rohan already worked in mining engineering. He wanted to ship the predictive models he'd been designing on paper. We took him through Python, ML and agentic AI over a year, and he switched into an AI engineering role at a Perth mining-tech startup applying RL to ore-processing optimisation.

Started**Python + ML**Pivoted**RL + agents**Now**AI eng · mining-tech**Honest commitments

## What we'll always do — and what we'll never do.

Aussie-direct. We'd rather lose your business than mis-sell our school.

### What we always do

- Keep the same mentor with your student for the year
- Send a weekly progress note in plain English
- Ship real Python by Week 12, not later
- Map weekly plans to your state's exam system
- Let you pause for term breaks, holidays or any month, no fee
- Be honest if a student isn't yet ready for a track
- Refund unused months if you cancel within 7 days of renewal

### What we never do

- Lock you into an annual contract
- Rotate mentors mid-term to balance our staffing
- Sell "kids-Python" toys past month one
- Pretend "drag-and-drop blocks" is real coding past Year 4
- Let under-13s use AI APIs unsupervised on the open internet
- Run high-pressure sales calls or fake "only 3 spots left" tricks
- Promise admission to Melbourne, Sydney or anywhere else

Inside a typical class

## A live 45-minute lesson, minute by minute.

The honest version. This is what one 1:1 session looks like for a Year-9 Aussie student in their third month with us.

00:00 – 02:00

#### G'day + warm-up

Two minutes of "how was the week" — the human bit. Mentor scrolls back the chat history; cameras on for both. Settles the student.

02:00 – 08:00

#### Recap and tiny quiz

A 6-minute recall test of last lesson. Not for marks — for the brain. The mentor watches for the lightbulb moments and the cobwebs.

08:00 – 18:00

#### New concept + live coding

Ten minutes of new material. Live-shared VS Code via Zoom. Mentor types two lines, student types the next two. Wrong moves welcome. Errors read aloud.

18:00 – 35:00

#### Project work · the heart of the class

The student leads. The mentor coaches. This is where the real learning happens — push a feature, fix a bug, refactor a function, run a test. The mentor types nothing; only asks.

35:00 – 42:00

#### Code review & reflection

Five minutes to look back. What's good? What could be cleaner? The student names one thing they're proud of. This bit matters more than it sounds.

42:00 – 45:00

#### Next steps + see ya later

Mentor writes a 4-line note to the parent: what was covered, how the student felt, optional homework, plan for next class. Cameras off. Done.

Australian schools we've supported

## A real cross-section of Aussie schools we've taught students from.

We're not affiliated with any of these schools — we simply mentor the students who attend them. We know each school's HSC / VCE / QCE / WACE pace, year-12 project culture and Go8 admissions rhythm.

Sydney Grammar · Scots · KnoxSydney

NSW independent schools with serious HSC computing programs. Many of our Sydney students from here aim at UNSW / USyd / UTS — and a portion at the US Ivy League.

North Sydney Boys · North Sydney Girls · James RuseNSW selective

NSW selective state schools. Very strong HSC SDD culture. Many of our students from these schools target UNSW EE or USyd CS Honours.

Melbourne Grammar · Scotch · MLC · CareyMelbourne

Victorian independent schools. Strong VCE Algorithmics enrolment. Melbourne and Monash are the natural Go8 pulls, with a meaningful Stanford / MIT applicant tail.

Melbourne High · MacRobVIC selective

Victorian selective state schools. Demanding VCE pace; we sit alongside it as deeper 1:1 mentorship for the most ambitious students.

BBC · Brisbane Grammar · Anglican Church GrammarBrisbane

Queensland independent schools. QCE Digital Solutions cohort is enthusiastic. UQ, QUT and Griffith are the typical pathways.

Christ Church Grammar · Hale · MLC PerthPerth

WA independent schools. WACE Applied IT and CS. UWA / Curtin pipelines. Several adult learners from the Perth mining-tech scene also.

St Peter's · Pulteney · WildernessAdelaide

SA independent schools. SACE Stage 1 & 2 IT and Digital Technologies. U of Adelaide / Flinders / UniSA pathways. Strong AI track demand thanks to AIML on the doorstep.

Canberra Grammar · RadfordCanberra

ACT independent schools. ANU is the natural Go8 pull. Many of our Canberra students are aiming at ANU CECC, with a defence-tech career angle.

Free trial · 30 minutes · Zoom · your time zone

## Meet a mentor before you decide anything.

A real 30-minute live lesson on your student's local slot — AEDT, ACDT or AWST. We tailor a learning plan to where they are today and what they're aiming at — HSC / VCE / QCE, AIO, Go8 admissions, career switch. No card, no commitment.

[Email us](mailto:hello@modernagecoders.com?subject=Australia%20trial%20enquiry)FAQ

## Everything Australian parents and students ask in their first call.

Is the course aligned with the Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies (F-10)?

Yes. Our K-10 (Foundation – Year 10) track aligns with both strands of the Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies — *knowledge & understanding* and *processes & production skills*. Computational thinking, data, algorithms, digital systems, project work — all covered, with real shipped Python projects on top.

Do you align to my state's specific Year-11/12 exam system?

Yes — all eight: NSW HSC (Software Design & Development / IPT), VIC VCE (Algorithmics HESS, Applied Computing), QLD QCE (Digital Solutions, ICT), WA WACE (Applied IT, Computer Science), SA SACE (Stage 1 & 2 IT, Digital Technologies), TAS TCE (Computer Science), ACT (Information Technology), NT NTCET. Tell us your state on the trial call.

Can you coach the Australian Informatics Olympiad (AIO)?

Yes. We coach AIO from beginner to invitation-level, the NCSS Challenge (National Computer Science School Challenge), Bebras Australia and CCC (the Canadian Computing Competition for some of our internationally-minded students). Several of our students have qualified for the AIO programming camp.

Can my student prepare for a Group of Eight university?

Yes. Our advanced track is built around what Melbourne, Sydney, ANU, UNSW, Monash, UQ, UWA and Adelaide CS / IT / Engineering programs evaluate in applicants — strong algorithmic depth, project portfolio, USACO / AIO results. We don't promise admission; we promise the foundation.

What time zones do mentors cover?

All three Australian time zones — AEDT / AEST (NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS, ACT), ACDT / ACST (SA, NT) and AWST (WA). Slot windows run 09:00 – 21:00 local. You pick two weekly slots in your own time zone.

What does it cost in Australian dollars?

Private 1:1 mentorship is **USD 100 (about AUD 152) per month** — 8 sessions, two per week. Small-group cohort is **USD 40 (about AUD 61) per month**. Billing is in USD via Stripe; your bank applies the live AUD conversion automatically.

Will my child build real AI, or just "use ChatGPT"?

Real AI engineering. Students build LLM-powered applications end-to-end — prompting, structured output, retrieval-augmented generation, tool-calling agents, evaluations and deployment. The same patterns shipped at Atlassian, Canva, SafetyCulture, REA Group, Seek, CSIRO Data61 and AIML.

How is AI safety handled for younger children?

Under-13s never operate raw LLM APIs against the open internet without a mentor present. Age-appropriate models, guardrailed prompts, content filters and a "sandbox-only" rule. Parents see every prompt and every output. We're stricter on this than most.

Are mentors used to Aussie private, public and selective schools?

Yes. We've supported students at Sydney Grammar, Scots, Knox, MLC, Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne Grammar, Scotch College, Carey, Brisbane Grammar, BBC, Christ Church Grammar, St Peter's Adelaide, Canberra Grammar, plus the NSW and VIC selective state schools (James Ruse, North Sydney Boys/Girls, Melbourne High, MacRob) and ordinary public high schools nationwide.

Can the mentor coach the SDD / VCE / QCE major project specifically?

Yes — major-project coaching is one of our most-requested deliverables. We help with topic scoping, technical implementation, written report structure, code-quality review and rehearsal of the spoken presentation. Many Year-12 students cite the mentor in their major-project acknowledgements.

Can the mentor write a reference for a UAC / VTAC / QTAC / TISC application?

For students who have been with us at least six months, mentors write a short factual reference describing the projects shipped and skills observed. This is often cited in UAC / VTAC / QTAC / TISC supplementary application sections (where allowed) as evidence of independent technical work.

Does the schedule pause for Aussie school holidays?

You decide. Most Australian families pause across the Christmas break, mid-year break and term holidays — and just resume after. Some families use the breaks for a focused project sprint instead. Pause any month with one message to your mentor — no fee, no awkward conversation.

How do we pay? Aussie cards OK?

Yes. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex (all issued in Australia), Apple Pay and Google Pay. Billing is in USD via Stripe; your card issuer applies the live AUD conversion — typically about AUD 152 for the 1:1 plan at current rates.

Can siblings share a slot?

Yes, when their levels are close. Two siblings can share a 1:1 slot at a small discount. We typically recommend separate slots when their ages are more than two years apart, so neither is held back.

Will my child get a certificate at the end?

Yes — we issue a Modern Age Coders certificate of completion at each curriculum milestone (typically every six months), signed by the mentor, listing the projects shipped and skills demonstrated. Useful for school CVs, scholarship applications and UAC supplementary forms.

What about FIRST Robotics Australia or the RACE / Mech Engineering scholarships?

We support FIRST Robotics Australia teams on the programming side (Java, Python, C++). Many of our students compete in FIRST and cite their teamwork in scholarship applications including the John Monash Scholarship and various Aussie defence-academy programs.

Can the mentor work during the HSC / VCE / QCE exam fortnight itself?

Yes — many families intensify mentor support during the exam-prep window. We can switch a normal weekly session to a focused past-paper drill, or schedule extra hours by the hour if helpful. There's no contract change; just message the mentor.

Do you offer girls-only mentorship (Women in STEM)?

Yes — we have a dedicated Special For Girls track with all-female mentor pairing. Many of our female Aussie students are paired with mentors from Atlassian, Canva, CSIRO Data61 and top Aussie AI labs.

What's the cancellation policy?

The first trial is always free. After that, you can cancel any time before the next billing cycle — no fee, no contract. If a month has just renewed and you'd like to stop, contact us within 7 days and we'll refund the unused portion. We'd rather you came back later than feel locked in.

How does this compare to Cluey Learning, Code Camp, Coder Academy or Cluey?

Cluey Learning, Code Camp and Coder Academy are legitimate Aussie options — broader market, larger classes, more variety. We're narrower and deeper: 1:1 year-round mentorship aimed at depth (HSC / VCE / QCE excellence, AIO promotion, Group of Eight CS, or a real career switch). Many Aussie families try one of those first and join us when they want more.

What devices do you teach with?

VS Code, the terminal, Git and GitHub, Python 3, Node, modern browsers and a deploy target (Vercel, GitHub Pages or Hugging Face Spaces). For AI work: OpenAI, Anthropic and Google AI SDKs, Chroma / Pinecone for retrieval, LangGraph / Inngest for agents — the same tools Aussie tech shops actually use.

Will the mentor handle setup on a school-issued laptop?

Yes. Many Aussie schools issue locked-down Windows or Chromebook laptops. We have a school-laptop setup path (VS Code in the browser via GitHub Codespaces, or a sandboxed Python environment when admin is locked). The mentor walks your student through the setup live in the first class.

Do you support FIRST Lego League and the Aussie STEM Awards?

Yes — many of our younger Australian students compete in FIRST Lego League Australia (FLL), and several of our older students enter the Australian STEM Awards, the BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards, and the Premier's Coding Challenge. Mentors help with project ideation and shipping.

Can the mentor write a Common App reference for a US university application?

Yes — a meaningful minority of our Aussie students apply to US universities (MIT, Stanford, CMU, Berkeley) via the Common App. For students who have been with us at least six months, mentors write a short factual reference describing the projects shipped and skills observed. We've supported Aussie students into top US CS programs.

Common Aussie parent worries

## Honest answers to the questions you don't always ask out loud.

"My kid already gets too much screen time. Won't this add to it?"

Fair worry. Our sessions are 45 minutes, twice a week — total 90 minutes — and most of that time the student is creating, not consuming. Mentors enforce screen-off breaks during the session. Many Aussie parents tell us their child actually *chooses* less TikTok and YouTube Shorts after a few months. There's a qualitative difference.

"Will my child learn fake 'kid Python' rather than real programming?"

No. We start in Scratch for the youngest learners (Years 1–3) and only as a bridge. By month three almost every student is writing real, runnable Python that imports real libraries, handles real errors and pushes to a real GitHub repo. We deliberately avoid "Python for kids" tools that hide the real language.

"What if my child loses interest after a term? Am I locked in?"

No lock-in. Cancel any month before the next billing cycle — no fee, no awkward call, no exit interview. If your child loses interest, we'd rather hear early and either pause for a few weeks or pivot the project track to something more exciting (game design, music coding, AI art) than have you grit your teeth through a year you paid for.

"Is AI safe for my 9-year-old? I've heard worrying things."

Under-13s never interact with raw LLM APIs against the open internet without a mentor present. We use age-appropriate models, guardrailed prompts, content filters and a "sandbox-only" rule. The AI tools your child builds are educational and reviewable by you — you see every prompt and every output. We're stricter on this than most.

"My kid is shy — won't 1:1 video lessons be too much?"

Many of our most successful students started shy. The first lesson is structured around the code, not the camera — your child stares at VS Code, not at a stranger's face. Mentors are trained to give long pauses and no pressure. Most shy students are comfortable by lesson three — and several have ended up *more* confident at school presentations as a side effect.

"Is this another coding bootcamp pretending to be a school?"

No. Bootcamps compress 12 weeks of intense, transactional study aiming at a job. We're the opposite: a slow, year-round 1:1 mentorship that respects how Australian school terms work. We don't promise jobs after 12 weeks. We promise a real codebase, real GitHub history, real mentor relationship.

"Will my Year-11 student keep up with HSC / VCE during all this?"

Yes — and usually they pull ahead. Most Year-11 / 12 students who join us see their school-based assessment marks rise because we directly cover the curriculum they'll be tested on, with a real mentor 1:1. We coordinate around exam fortnight and major-project deadlines.

Australian family stories

## Real outcomes from real Aussie homes — not stock photos, not testimonials we paid for.

Six families across NSW, VIC, QLD, WA and SA share what changed in the first six months. Names abbreviated for privacy; we have written permission from every parent to share these stories.

Aanya, Year 8 · Castle Hill NSW

### From Roblox player to Roblox *builder* in one term.

Aanya joined in February with zero coding experience, spending 4+ hours a day in Roblox. By April she had published a working obstacle-course game on Roblox Studio with Lua scripting, ten paying friends and a Term-2 entry into the NSW Premier's Coding Challenge. Her selective-school exam English mark also went up — her mum credits the "structured thinking" the coding sessions built.

Mentor: Aditya · Track: Lua → Python → web · 16 sessions · Parent confidence score 9/10

Liam, Year 11 · Brighton VIC

### VCE Algorithmics SAC mark rose from 62 % to 89 %.

Liam was doing fine in VCE Software Development but bombing the Algorithmics extension SACs because the graph theory and dynamic-programming questions felt "from another planet." A retired Monash CS lecturer worked with him weekly for ten weeks — by his end-of-year SAC, his school told his mum his answers "looked like third-year university work."

Mentor: Dr Beena · Track: VCE Algorithmics + competitive programming · 32 sessions · ATAR uplift estimate +3.2

Mia & Ruby, Years 4 & 6 · Toowong QLD

### Two sisters, same time slot, completely different tracks.

The parents wanted to enrol both sisters at once for logistical reasons but the girls have very different temperaments. Mia (Year 4) does Scratch game design Wednesdays with a mentor who specialises in younger learners; Ruby (Year 6) does Python + micro:bit Thursdays with a different mentor focused on her STEM-school entry exam. Different tracks, same household, same monthly bill.

Mentors: Priya & Karan · 2 separate tracks · 12 weeks · Both girls retained into Term 4

Jasper, Year 10 · Subiaco WA

### Built an actual app his school now uses.

Jasper's school librarian was struggling with a paper-based book-return system. Over six weeks with his mentor, Jasper built a real React + Supabase web app that barcode-scans returned books and emails overdue notices. The school is still using it in production a year later. He's now applying to UWA Computer Science for early entry.

Mentor: Sourav · Track: React + Supabase + project-based · 24 sessions · WACE Computer Science A1

Eliza, Year 6 · Norwood SA

### Got into the Australian Informatics Olympiad shortlist as a primary-schooler.

Eliza's parents weren't pushing for olympiads — they just wanted "something more challenging than the school after-school club." Her mentor noticed strong logical-thinking patterns within four sessions and shifted her track toward AIO prep. She sat the AIO in Year 6 and placed in the top 12 % nationally — extraordinarily rare for that age. She's now the only Year-7 student at her school doing IB Computer Science enrichment.

Mentor: Vikrant · Track: AIO + Python algorithms · 18 sessions · National AIO percentile 88

Robert, 54 · Newtown NSW (adult learner)

### Career pivot from engineering management to AI product role.

Robert's a chemical engineer with 28 years in operations who was made redundant in 2025. He didn't want a 4-year CS degree — he wanted a working portfolio in 9 months. Mentor Suresh built him a custom track: Python → SQL → LangChain agents → a real internal-tool agent he shipped to a friend's logistics company. Three months after starting he was offered an "AI Strategy Lead" role at a Sydney consultancy. Adult learners get the same mentor quality as students.

Mentor: Suresh · Track: Python → SQL → LangChain · 38 sessions · Hired into AI Strategy role at AUD 165 k

We have hundreds more stories. We don't publish photos or full surnames of minors — that's a hard rule. But we are happy to put you in touch (with permission) with one Aussie parent in your state before you commit. Just ask the mentor on your callback.

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