All students in years Prep to Year 10 have received new devices this year – in line with our 3-year cycle of devices. All Prep, Lower Primary (Years 1-2) and Middle Primary (Years 3-4) students have been allocated a new iPad; students in Years 5 -10 have been issued new Lenovo laptops. Students in Years 11 and 12 retain their devices from the previous year/s, again within a constant 3-year cycle.

This system ensures that all students have access to contemporary devices, with all the necessary software and access to online platforms & learning tools appropriate to their curriculum needs. It also provides for every student to have the same device as their peers - which helps to keep classes focussed on learning, not on solving workaround issues for differing machines, operating systems, and licence arrangements.

Our in-house ICT team is on hand to solve any teething problems, fix connectivity issues, and handle the daily password, charging, and reset challenges that inevitably arise; altogether providing as close to a seamless rollout as could be expected. The Team – Trevor, Isaac and Tim have done a great job making sure every student has the right device and access to all their required learning tools.

Additionally, this year we have purchased and installed 65-inch Interactive Screens in all classes from Prep to Year-8; these screens have replaced some well-loved and long-used smartboards in the Primary classrooms and short-throw projectors in the Year 7 and 8 classrooms and the Art and Science rooms. The other secondary classrooms all are equipped with large LCD screens to which teacher can easily connect their laptops to present material according to the subjects being taught.