The National Computer Science School (NCSS) is an annual computer science summer school, organised by the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney, Australia, which has taken place annually since 1999 over a seven to nine day period in the January school holidays. Attending students participate in an intensive course in computer programming with Python, culminating in the development of a website and its backend software for presentation to a nominated charity. The summer school also incorporates a number of social activities, competitions and outings.
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