Our school operates an OPTIONAL Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program (commencing in Year 4), which means students have an option to bring their own purchased or leased laptop with them to school each day.
Parents/carers are invited to purchase or lease a device for their child to bring to school. Somerville Rise Primary School has made special arrangements with eduNet who offer discounted prices for the lease or purchase of devices for our students. Somerville Rise Primary School can refer parents to government or community support programs that may help them if they wish to purchase a device for their child to own, rather than use what is provided for free by the school.
Actions Required and Key Information
Students are invited to bring their own device to school each day to be used during class time for different learning activities. When bringing their own device to school, students should ensure that it:
Please note Chromebooks and iPads are NOT recommended for our BYOD program.
Please note that our school does not have insurance to cover accidental damage to students’ devices, and parents/carers are encouraged to consider obtaining their own insurance for their child’s device.
Devices which fall out of these minimum requirements scope, will still be allowed on the network, however will receive limited support and technical assistance.
Each device on the network will be required to have a form of anti-virus software which is regularly updated and functional. There are multiple free applications which will achieve this, also Windows 11 has an application built in.
Somerville Rise Primary School has in place arrangements to support families who may be experiencing long or short-term hardship to access laptops for schoolwork. Laptops are available in the classroom for use by students at an approximate ratio of one laptop to four students, ensuring that no student is disadvantaged by not partaking in the BYOD option. School laptops are not allowed to be taken home by students.
Students, parents and carers who would like more information or assistance regarding our BYOD program are encouraged to contact the school on 5977 8500.
BYOD Parent Booklet 2024 - 2025
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