Thousands of kids across Australia have joined forces to set a world record for the greatest number of children coding at once, including kids from Westport Public and St Josephs Public.

It was part of Code Club Australia’s Moonhack campaign, in which more than 10,000 children took part in the event on the night of Wednesday, July 20.

This date was significant as it was the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Participants completed a series of online computer programming exercises related to science and astronomy.

Code Club Australia General Manager Kelly Tagalan said Moonhack was the first event of its kind to capture the imagination of children across the entire country and help improve digital literacy at the same time. 

“The support Code Club Australia received for our Moonhack campaign was so much more than we ever expected,” she said.

“We would like to say a huge thank you to every child who took part, as well as every parent, teacher, librarian and Code Club volunteer who helped to make it happen.”