5 Best Kids Coding Classes in Singapore (2026)
Compare 5 kids coding classes in Singapore, from Scratch and Roblox for beginners to Python, app building and game design for teens, with trial tips.
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AI image by LocalRankKids coding classes in Singapore range from playful block-based Scratch sessions for young beginners to Python, web and game-design courses for teenagers. The five schools below were each checked against their own websites, and all of them lead with programming rather than treating it as a side activity to robotics or tuition. They differ in teaching style, class format and how much competition or school-admission preparation they offer, so treat this as a shortlist to trial rather than a strict ranking. Use the notes at the end to compare curriculum, group size and location before you commit to a full term.
1. Coding Lab
Coding Lab teaches children and teens from about age 5 to 18, and says it was founded by an MIT alumnus with Silicon Valley experience. Its site lists a progression from Scratch and micro:bit through Python, MIT App Inventor app building and game development to AI and data science, delivered as weekly classes, holiday camps and short two-hour thematic workshops. The school also describes competition training and Direct School Admission preparation, naming events such as the Hwa Chong Info-communications Challenge among its student results. Its own pages publish holiday-camp dates for 2026, which suggests an actively running timetable, though it does not print individual branch locations on the pages we reviewed, so confirm the nearest centre directly.
2. LCCL Coding Academy
LCCL Coding Academy, which says it began in 2012 under the name The Kid Coders, builds its classes around computational thinking as much as syntax. Its site splits programmes by age, from Early Creators at 5 to 7 through Kid Coders and Teen Coders to a Research and Development track for 16 to 18 year-olds, and the Teen Coders course focuses on Python. The academy states a maximum of six students per teacher on that course, says it supplies all devices and materials, and offers holiday programmes such as a game programming bootcamp. Lessons run on weekdays and weekends from Forum Office Tower on Orchard Road, and the school offers a free consultation to help match a child with a level.
3. Kodecoon Academy
Kodecoon Academy offers weekly coding classes for children from age 4, moving from block-based tools such as Scratch and mobile app development to text languages like JavaScript and Python. Its site also lists holiday bootcamps in game design with Roblox, Minecraft and virtual reality, plus Direct School Admission preparation and a separate LEGO SPIKE Prime robotics class. Students take a short logical-reasoning assessment before being placed in a level, and the academy posts competition results from events including the Hwa Chong Info-communications Challenge on its blog. Its Singapore campuses include the SingPost Centre at Eunos, Our Tampines Hub, West Coast Plaza, Novena Regency, Punggol Digital District, Junction 10, Lentor Modern and City Square Mall, with online lessons also available.
Eunos, Tampines, West Coast, Novena and other branches
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4. Empire AI (formerly Empire Code)
Empire AI, which began as Empire Code and says it was founded in 2016, teaches children and teens aged 4 to 19 from centres in Novena and River Valley. Its course range starts with screen-light foundations for preschoolers and moves into Scratch, Minecraft Education, game design, robotics, 3D printing and applied AI projects for older students, with age bands from preschool through to teenagers. The school describes itself as an approved private school with MOE-registered, Minecraft Education-certified teachers, and also offers Direct School Admission portfolio support. Its pages show recent events and workshops, so it suits families who want coding taught within a broader technology school that now leans toward artificial intelligence as well.
Novena and River Valley
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5. Computhink Academy
Computhink Academy runs what it calls a ten-year coding curriculum for children aged 7 to 16, starting with Scratch and Minecraft projects and moving through Python, web development with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, Roblox, and LEGO robotics. Older students can also prepare for the G3 computing subject at O-Level, which is uncommon among enrichment centres. Its site lists weekly classes, June and December holiday camps, one-to-one tuition and online or hybrid options, and mentions entry into a Scratch Olympiad and its own Elite Coder certification. The centre is based beside Toa Payoh Library, so it is easy to reach by public transport for families who live or study in that part of central Singapore.
How to choose
- Match the language to your child's stage: Scratch or similar block tools suit under-10s, while Python, JavaScript or Roblox Lua suit older children who are ready to type code. Ask each school how it decides when a child moves up a level, and whether it uses a placement check or trial lesson first.
- Ask about group size and who teaches. Debugging is hard to supervise in a crowded room, so check the stated student-to-teacher ratio, whether devices are supplied or must be brought, and whether instructors are working programmers, trained teachers or a mix of both of them.
- Decide what outcome you want: casual enrichment, a project portfolio, competition entry or Direct School Admission preparation. Several schools here advertise competition or DSA tracks, but results are the schools' own claims, so ask to see what a typical student has actually built and how often students enter contests.
- Compare formats and logistics: weekly term classes versus holiday bootcamps, online or hybrid options, make-up lesson policy, and how easy the location is for your regular school run. Fees are not compared here, so request a current written fee schedule and the terms for withdrawing or changing classes before signing.
- Book a trial where possible and watch whether your child builds something of their own, such as a game or app, rather than only copying from worksheets. A child who wants to keep going afterwards, and can explain what they made, is usually a better signal than any brochure or award list.
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Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.
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