Under the BYOD Program, all students in Years Five and above are required to bring their own computing device to school each day.

BYOD enables flexibility and enhances digital learning opportunities while maintaining security and consistency across the school’s technology environment.

Click here for the BYOD Policy

RESPONSIBILITIES

Students and Families

• Provide a device that meets the school’s minimum specifications.
• Ensure the device is ready for use before the start of the school year.
• Maintain the device, including warranty and insurance coverage for accidental damage or theft.
• Accidental Damage Protection (ADP) is strongly recommended for all devices.
• Personal devices are the responsibility of the student and their family. The school is not liable for any loss, damage, or maintenance, including damage on school property.

School

• Provide minimum device specifications and guidance for purchasing.
• Support device setup for school accounts and required software.
• Supply access to Microsoft Pacakge

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

• All devices must meet the school’s Minimum Device Specifications for the relevant year level.
• Devices must be capable of lasting a full school day on battery power.
• Chromebooks, tablets without physical keyboards (e.g., iPads), and devices with ARM processors are not supported.
• Students are strongly encouraged to have accidental damage protection and a protective case or bag.
• Devices should be under warranty and insured where possible.
• Families may purchase devices independently or through the school’s BYOD portal.

Device Minimum Requirements

We strongly recommend that student devices meet the following minimum requirements to ensure their school learning experience is maximised. All Saints IT staff will load software onto the device at the beginning of each year that will assist student learning. This is why we specify minimum requirements.  
 
IMPORTANT- PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE BRINGING IN THE LAPTOP 
 
Please have the laptop in a ready state before commencement. This means once purchasing the laptop, remove it from the box and power on the device. Follow the on-screen steps to set up the local/computer account for the student (This is separate from the School account). Once the computer has been set up, it can be brought to the school to set up the school account.

PLEASE NOTE – CHROMEBOOKS are not supported. Only use the devices specified below these are a minimum requirement for each year level (Existing year 7 devices will be fine until VCE subjects where specialist computers may be required dependent on subject selection):

Year Five to Eight

Windows Device

Processor	N200 Intel processor, Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5
RAM	8 Gigabytes (GB)
Hard Disk	128 Gigabytes (GB) Solid State Drive (SSD)
Operating System	Windows 10 Home or Pro
Screen size	12 - 14" inch
Battery Life	10 hours or more of battery life based on typical use

 

Apple Device

Processor	Intel Core i5 or Apple M1
RAM	8 Gigabytes (GB)
Hard Disk	256 Gigabytes (GB) Solid State Drive (SSD)
Operating System	macOS 10.15
Screen size	12 - 14" inch
Battery Life	10 hours or more of battery life based on typical use

 

Year Nine to Twelve

Windows Device

Processor	Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5
RAM	8 Gigabytes (GB)
Hard Disk	128 Gigabytes (GB) Solid State Drive (SSD)
Operating System	Windows 10 Home or Pro
Screen size	12 - 14" inch
Battery Life	10 hours or more of battery life based on typical use

 

Apple Device

Processor	Intel Core i5 or Apple M1
RAM	8 Gigabytes (GB)
Hard Disk	256 Gigabytes (GB) Solid State Drive (SSD)
Operating System	macOS 10.15
Screen size	12 - 14" inch
Battery Life	10 hours or more of battery life based on typical use

Additional Accessories

All Saints Anglican School strongly recommends that students purchase a protective case or bag for their device. This will provide added protection against damage.

All Saints Anglican School has a BYOD relationship with Officeworks, devices can be purchased through the portal using the following link: BYOD | Officeworks

It is highly recommended that ADP is added to a newly purchased device, as the cost to replace a smashed screen, for example, can be quite costly. Please ensure that your insurance covers accidental damage or theft as normal warranties do not normally cover this.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding the BYOD program, please contact the School info@allsaints.vic.edu.au