National Computer Science School for Australian students
What is NCSS?
The National Computer Science School (NCSS) is a week long summer school for students going into years 11 and 12. NCSS brings together talented young people from around Australia for an intensive course of computer programming and website development in the School of IT at the University of Sydney.
NCSS 2010 will run from Saturday 2 January to Monday 11 January, 2010 (inclusive).
NCSS has been offered in various formats since 1996, when it was initiated by the University’s Foundation for Information Technology. This makes 2010 the 15th year of the program.
NCSS is organised by academic staff, alumni and students of the School of Information Technologies. The school is completely residential, with all students staying with NCSS staff in full-board accommodation provided by The Women’s College, within the main Camperdown campus of The University of Sydney.
It’s definitely worth supporting this initiative especially if you have the skills to be a tutor. Private tutoring is a lucrative business and anyone with the skill set should truly consider it. Applications for http://www.ncss.edu.au/ are now open. They put some effort into attracting applications from girls and from students from disadvantaged backgrounds.