Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
"Bring your own device" (BYOD) refers to students bringing a personally owned device to school for the purpose of learning.
From 2025, we are transitioning to a 100% BYOD school and now is the time for all students to ensure that they bring their own laptops to school, every day.
All students, in all year groups, will be required to attend school with their own laptops. The school will no longer be supplying devices in the form of class sets to students, as we have been doing for the past 3 years. Our technology supplies in this area have deteriorated due to their excessive usage, and many are now approaching their expiration date. It is the best time to make the whole school transition to BYOD.
BYOD Student Agreement:
All students are permitted to use their own computing devices providing they bring approved devices and complete and adhere to the student agreement.
Before students bring their devices to school, they will be required to sign a BYOD Student Agreement that sets out how the device can be used at school.
ABHS BYOD - User Policy & Student Agreement
What happens if my child/ward forgets their laptop?
Only a small set of laptops will be available from reception in 2025. If students need to borrow one of these devices due to not bringing their own to school, it will be recorded with a technology infringement, as per if they failed to bring their school uniform. Incurring 3 infringements in relation to not bringing their device to school will result in the same consequences to uniform, attendance, lateness infringements, ranging from afterschool detentions to ‘No-Go’.
Recommended Device Specifications:
The purchase of a device is a major decision and a significant expense. A good quality device may last for multiple years. Your investment will allow the school to maximise learning outcomes for all students.
Our preferred device is a laptop with the following specifications. These are minimum requirements, and any additional storage or RAM will help the device last longer:
- Windows or Mac devices are acceptable
- At least 8 Gigabytes of RAM
- Solid State Drive (SSD) storage (at least 256GB)
- 5 GHz wireless compatibility (MUST)
iPads and Windows tablets can meet these requirements, but they must be used with an attached keyboard. However, we do not recommend these devices due to software limitations that students may run into when used for school.
Chromebooks are acceptable as basic wordprocessing devices but are not suitable for students who do TAS, CAPA and IT subjects.
Android and Linux devices are highly discouraged.
Download our more detailed Minimum Device Specifications Guide.
