BYOD Laptops

Bring your own device (BYOD) refers to students bringing a computer technology device, owned by a student or the student's family, to school for the purpose of learning. The purpose of BYOD is to continue technology-rich learning for all students at Caringbah High School. There will be opportunities for students to collaborate with others, connect with a global community, receive feedback from teachers, and create to show an understanding of their learning.

BYOD Important information:

• Detailed information on our BYOD program: BYOD Parent Information (Pdf 573KB)
• BYOD Student Agreement Form: The BYOD Student Agreement (PDF 157KB)
• For more information about the DoE Student acceptable use policy
• How to Connect your BYOD to the school Wi-Fi: Connecting your BYOD (PDF 538KB)

Our BYOD Preference and Recommendation

Our students enjoy our BYOD program which strongly supports learning. The school recommends a laptop as the BYOD. Our preference is a MS Windows OS laptop. Our staff are familiar with MS Windows and some Faculties such as Science and Technology use software which will only run in a MS Windows operating system. Some of this software is freely available to students. See the BYOD Information document above for further details about important minimum requirements. The laptop must be able to access the school WiFi network and have specific software installed.

BYOD Student Agreement

Before students are able to bring their laptop to school a BYOD Student Agreement must be completed. Students and caregivers must sign and return the BYOD Student Agreement that sets out the responsibilities when using the device at school. The signed BYOD Student Agreement must be returned to office prior to bringing the device to school.