We're thrilled to announce that PyConAU's Education Track will once again feature a dedicated Student Showcase, giving Australian high school students the chance to present their Python projects on the conference stage.
Whether you’ve built something in a class assignment, a coding club, or just hacking on your own ideas, we want to hear from you. All levels of experience are welcome—from complete beginners to seasoned Python developers.
The Student Showcase is your opportunity to tell the story of your project: what problem you were solving, what you learned along the way, and the challenges you overcame. We’re still accepting 10-minute presentations from students in years 7–12, available as both live in-person talks and pre-recorded video submissions. You don’t need a polished proposal—just a few sentences describing your project is enough to get started.
This is a supportive space designed specifically for young Python programmers to share their work, celebrate what they’ve built, and connect with educators and other students who are passionate about coding. If you’ve got a project you’re proud of, we’d love to see it. Submissions are open now!
Learn more about submitting your project to the student showcase.
Amanda is a teacher at a co-educational secondary school in Sydney. She’s been trying to find really effective and engaging ways to teach students how to solve problems with code for some time now with mixed success. She is national head of content for the Girls Programming Network. She is part of the organising crew for the SydPy Sydney Python meetup and in that role tries hard to build community of diverse python enthusiasts. She always has some project on the go from e-textiles to making web tools to make her life easier. In a former life she was a database and web developer. In her opinion Python is the best mix of power and ease of use for beginner programmers. In her spare time she throws herself at bouldering walls or rides her bike.
Nicky describes herself as a recovering academic with a background in Computational Linguistics, and a recovering startup edtech founder. She co-founded Tech Inclusion, a technology education not-for-profit, and Grok Learning: a startup teaching hundreds of thousands of students to solve problems with code, before joining Big Tech where she currently works as a Product Manager in open source security. Named one of Australia’s inaugural “Superstars of STEM” and an AFR ‘Women of Influence’, Nicky is passionate about teaching the next generation to become the creators of tomorrow, while building a healthy, diverse community for them to thrive in.
Dr Alison Wong is a senior lecturer in Business Analytics at the University of Sydney, where she teaches data science, machine learning, and programming. She is passionate about making technology education more accessible, inclusive, and engaging, and is especially committed to supporting women and underrepresented groups in tech. Alison also serves as Chief Academic Officer of Tech Inclusion, helping lead programs such as the Girls’ Programming Network and co-founded Wattle Education, which provides resources for the HSC Software Engineering course.
