--- title: "Python Classes Online in Australia | Ages 9 to 67, Live" description: "Live Python classes online for Australians aged 9 to 67: first programs, data, automation and the web, taught by a teacher who reads your code. First class free." canonical: https://learn.modernagecoders.com/python-classes-online-australia source: src/pages/python-classes-online-australia.html --- > Live Python classes online for Australians aged 9 to 67: first programs, data, automation and the web, taught by a teacher who reads your code. First class free. In short Python classes online are live lessons over video in which learners write and run Python, a readable general-purpose language used for games, data analysis, automation and web development. The Australian Curriculum expects Years 7 and 8 students to program in a general-purpose language. Modern Age Coders teaches Python online to Australians aged 9 to 67, with projects matched to each age, in small groups or one to one, and the first class is free. Start here ## One Python course for each age group Children, teenagers and adults each have their own Python course, with the same language underneath. Every card links to a full syllabus. [![Python and AI for Kids course thumbnail](/images/python-kids.webp) PYON / 01 Python and AI for Kids Ages 9 to 12: turtle art, games and small smart programs, at a child's pace. Open the syllabus →](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass)[![Python for Teens course thumbnail](/images/python-teens.webp) PYON / 02 Python for Teens Ages 13 to 18: from first lines to files, data, algorithms and real projects. Open the syllabus →](/courses/python-complete-masterclass-teens)[![Python Masterclass course thumbnail](/images/python-college.webp) PYON / 03 Python Masterclass for Adults Ages 18 and over: zero to advanced, with automation and data along the way. Open the syllabus →](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college) Python by age ## The Python track from 9 to 67 The same language, four very different first months. | Age | First projects | What gets emphasis | Usually ready when | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 9 to 12 | Turtle drawings, quizzes, guessing games | Loops, decisions, typing accurately | Comfortable with a keyboard and short words | | 13 to 15 | Text adventures, simple data charts, small games | Functions, lists, debugging | Any time; school Digital Technologies helps | | 16 to 18 | Data projects, algorithms, a larger program | Testing, files, efficiency | Ready for longer, structured work | | Adults | Scripts for real chores, spreadsheet automation | Reading data, libraries, reliability | Whenever there is a task worth automating | ### Younger than 9? Most children of 6 to 8 are better served by block coding first. The Australian Curriculum itself has younger students program "in a visual programming environment", including an example for Years 5 and 6 of "writing a program to draw a rotated shape a given number of times using Turtle Graphics". Our page on the [step from Scratch to Python](/after-scratch-next-step-python-australia) covers that transition in detail. ### Older than 50? Python is often the most comfortable first language later in life, because it reads almost like instructions in English. Learners from 50 to 67 can read our page on [learning to code over 50](/learn-to-code-over-50-australia). A worked example ## Zero is not missing: one line that inflated an average by 55% A favourite Python shortcut is to write `if value:` to skip empty entries. It also skips every zero. On real Australian data, that changes the answer a lot. From the ABS Data API we downloaded the number of new houses approved each month in every Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2) across Australia, July 2025 to June 2026: 2,458 areas times 12 months, 29,496 figures. The file has no blanks at all, but 10,478 of the figures, 35.5%, are zero: months in which an area approved no new houses. We asked a simple question: on average, how many new houses does an SA2 approve in a month? Then we answered it two ways. | Code | Figures used | Average | Areas reported as "no data" | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `if value:` skips falsy values | 19,018 | 6.39 | 222 | | `if value is not None:` skips only true blanks | 29,496 | 4.12 | 0 | | No filter at all (this file has no blanks) | 29,496 | 4.12 | 0 | ### What went wrong In Python, `0`, empty text and empty lists all count as false. The shortcut threw away 10,478 real zeros, so the average described only the busy months and came out 55% too high. ### A second, quieter error Some 222 areas approved no new houses in any of the 12 months. With the shortcut, those areas looked as if they had no data, when the data said something definite: zero. ### The simple baseline wins Because the download has no blanks, the plainest code, with no filter at all, gives the right answer. The "clever" filter was the only thing that broke it. We teach learners to look at the data before deciding what to skip. ### Why this suits every age A twelve year old can see the problem with a list like `[3, 0, 5, 0]`. An adult meets it in every spreadsheet with a column of counts. The lesson is the same: decide what "missing" means, then write it exactly. It also introduces `None`, one of the ideas that separates writing Python from guessing at it. ### What we did not do We report an average per area and month, our own calculation, and do not add the areas up into a national figure; the ABS publishes its own totals, and parts summed from a download need not match them. ABS material is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, so learners can reuse it in their own projects with credit. Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Building Approvals by SA2 (Data API dataflow BA_SA2), number of dwelling units, new houses, all sectors, monthly, downloaded 13 October 2026, licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://www.abs.gov.au/website-privacy-copyright-and-disclaimer). All averages are our calculation. School and uni ## Where Python appears in Australian education Python is not compulsory anywhere in the national curriculum, but it fits the curriculum's language requirement and turns up again at university. | Where | What the document says | Where Python fits | | --- | --- | --- | | Australian Curriculum, Years 5 and 6 | Programs in a visual environment, for example "using Turtle Graphics" | Python's turtle module is a natural next step | | Australian Curriculum, Years 7 and 8 (AC9TDI8P09) | "implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language" | Python is one of the languages ACARA lists as an example | | Monash, FIT1045 | Its resources list "Additional Python language support" and "The Python Tutorial" | First-year programming with Python support | | Many first-year units elsewhere | Languages vary by university and unit | Check the unit outline; concepts transfer | University students taking a programming unit in any language can read our page on [coding for university students](/coding-for-university-students-australia). Teens choosing senior subjects will find our [Year 11 computing subjects](/choosing-year-11-computing-subjects-australia) guide useful. Sources, read 13 October 2026: ACARA, Digital Technologies [Foundation to Year 6](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/content/dam/en/curriculum/ac-version-9/downloads/technologies/digital-technologies/technologies-digital-technologies-curriculum-content-f-6-v9.docx) and [Years 7 to 10](https://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/content/dam/en/curriculum/ac-version-9/downloads/technologies/digital-technologies/technologies-digital-technologies-curriculum-content-7-10-v9.docx); [Monash FIT1045](https://handbook.monash.edu/2026/units/FIT1045). Habits ## Five Python habits we teach at every age Syntax is learned in weeks. These habits take longer, and they are what make Python code trustworthy. | Habit | In practice | The mistake it prevents | | --- | --- | --- | | Look at the data first | Print a few rows and count blanks before writing logic | Skipping real zeros, as above | | Say exactly what you mean | Write `is None` when you mean missing | Truthiness surprises | | Test the edges | Empty lists, zero, one item, very large inputs | Code that works only on the example | | Read the error message | Find the line and the type of error before changing anything | Random edits that create new bugs | | Keep versions | Save working copies and use version control as projects grow | Losing the version that worked | ### For children The habits arrive as games: "what happens if the list is empty?" becomes a challenge, not a lecture. ### For teenagers Tests are written before code, and projects are kept under version control from the second term. ### For adults Every script for real work keeps the original data untouched and prints counts before and after. Where Python leads ## After the basics Python opens several doors. Learners choose by interest, not by a fixed sequence. | Interest | Next course | Typical project | | --- | --- | --- | | Data | Data science or data analysis | Charts and summaries from public data | | Automation | Python automation | A script that tidies files or spreadsheets | | The web | Django and Flask | A small web app with a database | | AI | Machine learning courses | A model tested against a baseline | | Certification | PCEP and PCAP preparation | Exam-style practice for an industry certificate | ### How we decide the next step Near the end of each term the teacher and learner look back at the projects that flew and the ones that dragged. The next course usually follows whatever the learner kept doing without being asked. Families of younger learners get a short written note with the suggestion and the reason for it. ### Nothing is wasted A learner who moves from Python to Java, JavaScript or C++ later keeps every idea from these lessons: variables, functions, data structures, tests and the habit of checking data before trusting it. Python simply makes those ideas easiest to see the first time. Progress ## Four levels of Python skill Weekly lessons usually bring a learner to the third level in two or three terms, at any age. | Level | What you can do | | --- | --- | | 1. First programs | Use variables, loops and decisions to make a program that responds | | 2. Functions and data | Organise code into functions and work with lists and dictionaries | | 3. Real input | Read files and data, handle errors and test edge cases | | 4. Projects | Build, test and explain a project that others can use | ### Is Python a real language or just for learning? A real one. The same Python a child learns is used for data analysis, automation and web services. That continuity is the main reason we teach it at every age. ### Can a parent and child learn together? In separate groups matched to age and stage, yes, and families often compare projects at home. One-to-one lessons can also be arranged for each. The catalogue ## Python courses for every stage Nine Python-based courses, grouped by who they are for. I ### Younger learners Ages 9 to 15 PYON / YNG / 01 #### Python and AI for Kids Games and turtle art. [Open the syllabus](/courses/python-ai-kids-masterclass) PYON / YNG / 02 #### Maths Through Coding Number puzzles solved in code. [Open the syllabus](/courses/maths-through-coding) PYON / YNG / 03 #### Python for Teens Beginner to advanced. [Open the syllabus](/courses/python-complete-masterclass-teens)II ### Using Python Teens and adults PYON / USE / 01 #### Data Science for Teens Tables, charts and first predictions. [Open the syllabus](/courses/data-science-course-for-teens-python-data) PYON / USE / 02 #### Python Automation Scripts for real work. [Open the syllabus](/courses/python-ai-automation-masterclass-college) PYON / USE / 03 #### Django and Flask Python on the web. [Open the syllabus](/courses/python-web-development-django-flask-course)III ### Going deeper Adults PYON / DEP / 01 #### Python Masterclass Zero to advanced. [Open the syllabus](/courses/python-programming-masterclass-zero-to-advanced-college) PYON / DEP / 02 #### PCEP and PCAP Certification Industry certificates. [Open the syllabus](/courses/pcep-pcap-python-certification-course) PYON / DEP / 03 #### Data Science Course From cleaning data to deep learning. [Open the syllabus](/courses/data-science-complete-masterclass-college) How lessons run ## Python lessons across Australian time zones Our India-based teachers cover Australian after-school hours, evenings and weekends. Every booking is made in the learner's state time, from Perth to Sydney, and moves with daylight saving where it applies. After school Children and teenagers. Evening Adults and senior students. Weekend Longer project sessions. ### Free first class A first Python program, whatever your age. ### Age-matched groups Fifteen to twenty learners of a similar age and stage. ### One to one For a goal, an exam or a project. ### Real data Public Australian data in projects from the teens up. ### Tests early Edge cases checked before code is called done. ### Your own code Learners type and explain everything. Student work ## Python and other projects by our students A handful of things our learners made and published. The [student labs](/student-labs) list the others. ![NutriLife AI nutrition coach project screenshot](/images/projects/nutrilife.webp) AI and ML #### NutriLife An AI nutrition coach that reads what you eat and works you toward a target. by Bhavya · [Open it](https://nutrilife-bhavya.lovable.app) ![Misti AI chatbot for maths and coding screenshot](/images/projects/misti.webp) AI and ML #### Misti A chatbot that answers mathematics and programming questions, built and deployed by a student. by Harshit · [Open it](https://misti.modernagecoders.com) ![GuardianX AI internet safety assistant screenshot](/images/projects/guardianx.webp) AI and ML #### GuardianX An assistant that helps a young person recognise unsafe situations online. by Vivaan · [Open it](https://guardianx-cybersaver.lovable.app) ![SkyCast weather forecast application screenshot](/images/projects/skycast.webp) Web app #### SkyCast A weather forecasting site with live conditions for any location. by Krish Fees ## Fees for Python classes online Python learners in Australia are charged monthly in US dollars, with no enrolment fee and freedom to stop at the end of any month. Free first class USD 0 no card required - A first Python program - A recommended course and level - No card details Book it Group batch USD 100 a month, billed in US dollars - Fifteen to twenty learners, matched by age - Shared code reviews - A regular teacher - Stop at the end of any month Start here One to one USD 150 a month, billed in US dollars - Python around one learner's goal - Pace and depth to suit - Times around school or work Enquire What families say ## Rated 4.9 across 547 Google reviews Public Google reviews of our classes, word for word. ★★★★★ "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." Ria Mukherjee Parent ★★★★★ "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 ★★★★★ "One of the most wonderful education centres out there. Education is not limited to school syllabus but focuses on skill development." Vansh Agarwal 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." Sonam Oswal Parent of Dhairya ★★★★★ "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." Sonu Goyal Parent ★★★★★ "I highly recommend this computer coding class! The teachers are incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about coding." Ritu Kedia Parent Learners and parents ask ## Questions about Python classes online in Australia ### What are Python classes online? They are live lessons over video in which learners write and run Python programs with a teacher, from first programs to data, automation and web projects. ### What age can someone start Python? Around 9 for most children, after some block coding. There is no upper limit; our adult courses run to 67. ### Is Python taught in Australian schools? The Australian Curriculum expects Years 7 and 8 students to program in a general-purpose language, and lists Python among its examples. Schools choose their own language. ### What is the truthiness bug? Writing "if value:" to skip missing entries also skips zeros, because Python treats 0 as false. In our example on ABS data it raised an average from 4.12 to 6.39. ### How long does it take to learn Python? Most weekly learners write useful programs of their own within a term and reach confident, tested projects in two or three terms. The pace depends on practice between lessons more than on age. ### Do I need to install Python? Yes, it is free and runs on Windows, Mac and Linux. We help set it up in the first lesson. ### Can adults join Python classes? Yes. Adults learn in adult groups or one to one, often focusing on automation and data. ### Is Python enough for AI? Python is the main language of machine learning work, so it is the right foundation. AI courses build on it. ### What do Python classes cost? The first class is free with no card. Monthly fees for groups and one-to-one lessons are shown in the fees section. Also on this site ## Related pages Other language and age pages. ### [Coding classes in Australia](/coding-classes-in-australia) The guide to every Australian page. ### [After Scratch: Python](/after-scratch-next-step-python-australia) The move from blocks to text. ### [Python AI course for kids](/python-ai-course-for-kids-australia) Small AI programs, ages 9 to 13. ### [Java classes online](/java-classes-online-australia) A second, stricter language. ### [Coding classes for adults](/coding-classes-for-adults-australia) Python around work. ### [Coding languages for kids](/kids-coding-languages-australia) Which language at which age. Start here ## Book a free first Python class Pop in a phone number and a time to call. The free lesson ends with a working Python program and a clear suggestion of where to begin. Interested in our method? Read [how we teach Python and more](/how-we-teach), or see [the course list](/courses). 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