Student information
All Year 8 to 12 students are expected to bring their own Windows or Mac laptop to school. Chromebooks, tablets such as iPads and mobile phones are not suitable. Below are the minimum specifications.
Year 7 students can bring their own device from Term 4.
Wireless connectivity: 5GHz 802.11n support, which may be advertised as “Dual Band Wireless”, “802.11abgn”, “802.11agn, “802.11ac” or “Gigabit Wireless”.
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 version 24H2 or later; Apple MacOS 15 or newer, Apple Silicon Macs (M1/M2) Rosetta 2
Software and apps
Web browser such as Microsoft Edge, Chrome or Safari
All NSW public school students have access to Google Apps for Education and Microsoft Office 365, which includes software for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. Students will be shown how to access these software applications at school by their teachers.
Devices running Windows and Mac operating systems have in-built antivirus software. Families may choose to install additional antivirus and malware software if they wish.
Some subjects, assessments and competitions may require students to install additional software and apps such as lockdown browsers. The coordinating teacher will support students to do this.
Students should NOT have VPNs installed on their devices.
Battery life: Minimum 6 hours
RAM and memory: Minimum 8GB RAM and 128 GB storage
CPU: i5
Student responsibilities - Every student is expected to:
- Bring their laptop to school every day fully charged (students can choose to bring their charger)
- Continue to bring writing materials and exercise books for every subject
- Follow teacher instructions on device use. The teacher will decide IF and WHEN laptops are used in lessons
- Comply with the NSW Department of Education Behaviour code for students and Digital devices and online services for students policy
- Access online services via NSW Department of Education's WiFi network
Safety and security
Students are responsible for the safety and security of their devices.
What to do if a student cannot bring their own device?
Students can borrow a daily loan school laptop from the school library or apply for a long term loan laptop.
Online safety and healthy online habits
Families are encouraged with work with their children to maintain online safety and encourage healthy online habits. See here for more information.
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