What Girls Programming Network does

Girls' Programming Network (GPN) is an Australian non-profit organisation that delivers free, full-day programming workshops to high school girls and gender-diverse students (Years 7-12), with a parallel GPN Junior program introducing primary school students (Years 3-6) to programming fundamentals. Workshops run each of the four Australian school terms and are hosted at university venues across eight nodes: Sydney (University of Technology Sydney), Perth (University of Western Australia), Canberra (Australian National University), Melbourne, Burnie, Adelaide, and Brisbane. Sessions combine project-based coding instruction with mentorship from volunteer tutors — predominantly women and gender-diverse adults drawn from university students, IT professionals, teachers, and coding hobbyists — alongside social activities and snacks.

The core technology is in-person workshop delivery rather than a software product; GPN does not maintain a mobile app, public API, or proprietary AI/ML system. Student acquisition is driven by website sign-up forms, mailing lists, word-of-mouth referrals through schools and the target community, and outreach via corporate sponsors. The organisation publishes an Annual Report and a Code of Conduct, and has received Australian Women in Security Awards in 2022 (Best Program for Young Women in Security) and 2023 (Most Innovative Educator).

GPN is privately held as a non-profit and is funded through a tiered corporate sponsorship program (Platinum, Gold, Bronze) and public donations via the GivenNow platform. Named partners include Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Australian Signals Directorate at Gold tier, with ed-app at Bronze tier; GPN also sits within the broader Tech Inclusion Australia ecosystem. The organisation's value proposition centers on addressing the under-representation of women in Australian technology roles (cited at roughly 20%), providing safe and inclusive programming education, and building a long-term pipeline from primary school through high school into the tech workforce.

Name

Girls Programming Network

Legal name

Girls' Programming Network

Website

https://girlsprogramming.network

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth STEM Education

NAICS

Other Schools and Instruction (6116), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Teacher-Led Digital Lesson Packages & Instructional Resources (EDAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Integrated Tutoring + Learning Content Platforms (Curriculum + Tutors) (EDANAGAL)

Keywords

• Programming education workshops
• Nonprofit coding education
• Women in technology
• STEM youth outreach
• Inclusive tech community

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship: The organization operates as a non-profit and relies on sponsorship funding from corporate partners including Platinum, Gold, and Bronze tier sponsors. Major sponsors include Commonwealth Bank and Australian Signals Directorate.
2. Donations: Accepts donations from the public through GivenNow platform to support workshop operations and program expansion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Girls' Programming Network delivers free, full-day programming workshops each school term at university venues across Australia for high school girls and gender-diverse students (Years 7-12). The offering is extended to primary school students (Years 3-6) through the GPN Junior sub-brand, with instruction delivered by volunteer tutors who mentor participants on hands-on coding projects.

Product overview

Girls' Programming Network is a non-profit organization that provides free programming education workshops for high school girls and gender minorities across Australia. The core offering consists of GPN High School Workshops (for years 7-12 students) and GPN Junior (for years 3-6 students), both run each school term at various node locations. The program is supported by a volunteering initiative where women and gender-diverse adults serve as tutors and mentors, creating role models for participants. GPN operates nodes in Sydney, Perth, Canberra, Melbourne, Burnie, Adelaide, and Brisbane.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GPN Junior: A program for primary school students (years 3-6) introducing them to programming concepts.

Products and services

• GPN High School Workshops Free, full-day programming workshops run each school term for high school girls and gender-diverse students (Years 7-12), teaching participants to build programming projects under mentorship from volunteer tutors at university venues across Australia.
• GPN Junior Programming workshops for primary school students (Years 3-6) introducing younger girls and gender-diverse students to coding fundamentals in an inclusive environment at Sydney venues.
• Volunteer Tutoring Program A volunteer program for women and gender-diverse adults to serve as tutors at GPN workshops, providing mentorship to students while developing leadership, public speaking, and technical skills.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tech Inclusion AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated organization (techinclusion.org.au) sharing the mission of increasing diversity in technology. GPN is part of the broader Tech Inclusion ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Technovation: Global non-profit running technology entrepreneurship programs for girls aged 10-18. Comparable in mission (girls in tech), structured curriculum delivery, and sponsorship-funded model.
• Black Girls CODE: US non-profit providing technology education for Black girls and women through workshops, hackathons, and after-school programs. Direct peer in mission-driven demographic-targeted coding education for underrepresented girls.
• Girls Who Code: US-based non-profit focused on closing the gender gap in tech through coding clubs, summer programs, and college-loops. Direct peer in mission and delivery model (free coding education for girls), operating at much larger scale in North America.
• Code Like a Girl: An Australian organization running coding workshops, courses, and community programs for women and girls. Closely comparable to GPN in target audience, mission, and Australian geography, with a broader commercial training offering.
• CoderDojo: Global volunteer-led community of free programming clubs for young people aged 7-17. Comparable community-driven, volunteer-tutor model for youth coding education, though not gender-restricted.

Emerging players

• STEMette: UK-based social enterprise focused on inspiring and supporting girls and young women into STEM careers through events, programs, and content. Emerging peer with similar mission targeting girls in tech, though UK-centric.

Regional players

• Code for Fun: Australian provider of coding and STEM workshops, holiday programs, and after-school coding classes for school-aged children. Regional peer offering in-person coding education in Australia, with a broader commercial model.
• Grok Academy (formerly Australian Computing Academy): Australian non-profit providing digital technologies and computing curriculum, teacher professional development, and student activities for K-12. Regional peer in Australian K-12 computing education, though not specifically gender-targeted.

Broad incumbents

• Code.org: Major non-profit advocating for computer science education expansion in K-12 schools globally. Broader incumbent in the same space; not gender-restricted but operates parallel programming-education mission with substantial corporate backing.

Others

• Tech Inclusion Australia: Australian organization focused on increasing diversity in technology; GPN's footer explicitly references this org. Ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor — shares mission alignment and likely co-markets diversity-in-tech programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/girls-programming-network

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