Igniting a love of STEM for Indigenous Australians

Deadly Coders is an Indigenous owned and managed not-for-profit on a mission to ignite learning and career pathways in STEM for Indigenous Australian students across Australia.

We’re a registered not-for-profit entity, recognised by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporation (ORIC) and a Public Benevolent Institution (PBI) with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Status.

Our mission

We exist to bring new learning and career pathways opportunities in STEM for Indigenous Australians. We are on a mission to deliver engaging digital technologies education and training to every Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student in Australia within the next 10 years.

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Our track record

Since inception in 2021, Deadly Coders has delivered both online and face-to-face programs to over 10,000 Indigenous students across Australia. Our mission is to extend this reach to every Indigenous school student in the next 10 years.

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Deadly Coders Program Snapshot

Deadly Coders has a broad range of tech education programs that can be delivered as part of a one-off or ongoing RAP program partnership.

We’ll work to design a tailored program that fits your RAP and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion priorities, whether that be focussed on younger students, high-schoolers or early school leavers transitioning into meaningful employment. Our programs in STEM for Indigenous Australian students include:

Our programs

STEM Workshops

Delivered face-to-face across Australia

Deadly Coders Academy

Pathways to tech careers for Indigenous Australians

Deadly Coders Online

Online, on-demand scalable coding lessons

ASCC

Inspiring tomorrow's cyber security workforce

Hackathon

Design Thinking and App Prototyping

What our participants think of our programs:

- Paula Eggers, Chairperson of Marsh RAP Steering Committee

“I was beyond proud, encouraged, overwhelmed with the difference I saw in the Murri students. From day one seeming pretty nervous and shy, to bursting out of the blocks with confidence on day 3, and actually asking if they can come back. Just blown away – brought me to tears with joy! Thank you Deadly Coders, we are beyond over the moon!”

- Pauline Kent, Senior Teacher Yarrabeh State School

“I have never seen the children so engaged and so enthralled with any program delivered at our school. The students came alive as they worked together to code their gaming devices. They came away with the widest smiles, and most importantly, a sense that this WAS something they could do. Exceptional.”

- Anthony Corrie, Indigenous Welfare Manager, Brisbane Lions

"It's been an absolute privilege to host Deadly Coders at Brighton Homes Arena. Watching the kids from Hymba Yumba and Murri School truly engage with the coding programs on offer, bringing our players in to kick the footy around, and the amazing drone demonstration is testament to the power of collaboration to nurture the potential that lies in every individual."

- Paul Jennison, Hymba Yumba International School

"The jarjums have been so engaged in the Deadly Coders program - I had to actually peel them away from their computers at the end of the day".

- Paul Jennison, Hymba Yumba International School

"The jarjums have been so engaged in the Deadly Coders program - I had to actually peel them away from their computers at the end of the day".

A snapshot of Deadly Coders partners:

We’re immensely grateful for every contribution, large or small, from the visionary organisations who partner with us to bring immersive learning experiences to so many students across Australia. View our complete sponsor list here