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CCGS Student Device Program

Technology

Christ Church Grammar School has a long history of utilising effective contemporary technologies to supplement and/or enhance teaching, learning and school administration. Emerging changes to technology are periodically reviewed to ensure that the Christ Church community maintains access to technologies that are diverse, effective and meet the expectations of the community. In terms of teaching and learning, Christ Church Grammar School has adopted a school funded one to one device program across its student and teacher bodies.

The devices

Christ Church Grammar School (CCGS) has been through an extensive evolution of devices programs since the introduction of devices in 2003. Having journeyed through the many iterations of device programs including handhelds, labs, laptop trolleys etc., the School has decided to use two categories of devices for the students in the foreseeable future:

  • The iPad – For students in Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6
  • The Surface – For students in Years 7 to 12

Preparatory School

Deployment

  • All students in the Preparatory School have been allocated an Apple iPad.
  • All Pre-Kindergarten to Year 3 iPads remain in class and do not travel home.
  • Year 4, 5 and 6 iPads may be taken home. Students will be advised accordingly by their teacher.
  • The model and configuration of devices allocated vary according to year group:
    • Pre-Kindergarten to Year 1: iPad Air Gen 8 with case.
    • Years 2 to 3: iPad Gen 9 with case and Apple Keyboard.
    • Years 4 to 6: iPad Gen 9 with case, Apple Keyboard and Pencil.

Expectation of boys

  • Students are expected to take care of the device to avoid any physical damage during school time.
  • Return devices to charging cradle and start the charge process once the device is no longer needed.
  • Report non-working or damaged devices.
  • Always listen to the instructions of the teacher.

Additional expectations for take-home devices

  • Fully charge your device each night at home.
  • Bring your device and accessories to school each day.
  • Students are expected to report any malfunctioning, damaged or lost devices as soon as possible.
  • Refrain from leaving your devices and accessories unattended.

When at home

  • Use the device to complete any homework, assessment or study.
  • Refrain from using the device to access any inappropriate material or disruptive social media.

Device and accessory damage and loss/theft procedures and cost

  • While all devices and accessories lent out to students are owned by Christ Church, students are expected to take the utmost care of these borrowed devices when they have possession of them.
  • The student’s billing account is charged for loss, theft or repair of devices under the student’s care. This is a general condition agreed to when enrolling a student at Christ Church.
  • If the Christ Church provided device is lost or stolen whilst in the care of the student:
    • The student is required to visit the ICT Centre and report the loss or theft to the Helpdesk staff.
    • The student’s parents/guardians will be then informed of the incident and any replacement costs involved.
    • The student will be issued a replacement device as soon as possible (usually within the same day).
    • The School subsidised replacement cost for an iPad is $650.
  • If the Christ Church provided device is tampered with in a way that voids the Apple Warranty (e.g. repair by unauthorised repairer), this will incur a replacement cost as per the lost or stolen case above.
  • If the Christ Church provided device is damaged whilst in the care of a student:
    • The student is required to visit the ICT Centre and report the damage to the Helpdesk staff. Even small damages to the screen can be dangerous and as such required to be reported.
    • The student’s parents/guardians will be then informed of the incident and any repair / replacement costs involved.
    • The student will be issued a replacement device as soon as possible (usually within the same day).
    • Each repair or exchange of a damaged iPad will incur a fee of $250.
  • Accessories
    • Students are expected to look after all of their device accessories and return the accessories to ICT when returning their device.
    • Any loss or damage to these accessories will attract a retail replacement cost unless the student replaces the affected accessory with a like-for-like genuine accessory.
  • Please note that the repair or replacement costs charged are subject to the manufacturer repair process and as such subject to industry fluctuations.

Senior School

Deployment

  • All students in the Senior School are allocated a Microsoft Surface device running the Windows operating system.
  • These devices can act as a laptop or tablet and are flexible enough to be used with different learning techniques.
  • All Senior School devices are take-home devices.
  • The model and configuration of devices allocated vary according to year group and Christ Church Grammar School approved requirements:
    • Years 7 to 12: Surface Pro with case, charger, Microsoft Keyboard and Pen.

Expectation of boys

  • Fully charge your device each night at home.
  • Become familiar with how OneDrive works and how files are organised on your device.
  • Ask the ICT Helpdesk and/or your teacher for support sooner rather than at the last minute.
  • Have any required software loaded before attending class.
  • Bring your Microsoft Pen to school each day.
  • Store devices and accessories in lockers during sports or other activities that do not require them.
  • Students are expected to take care of their devices and accessories to minimise class disruption.
  • Students are expected to report any malfunctioning, damaged or lost devices as soon as possible.
  • Refrain from leaving your devices and accessories unattended
  • Always listen to the instructions of the teacher.

When at home

  • Use the device to complete any homework, assessment or study.
  • Refrain from using the device to access any inappropriate material or disruptive social media.

Device and accessory damage and loss/theft procedures and cost

  • While all devices and accessories lent out to students are owned by Christ Church, students are expected to take the utmost care of these borrowed devices when they have possession of them.
  • The student’s billing account is charged for loss, theft or repair of devices under the student’s care. This is a general condition agreed to when enrolling a student at Christ Church.
  • If the Christ Church provided device is lost or stolen whilst in the care of the student:
    • The student is required to visit the ICT Centre and report the loss or theft to the Helpdesk staff.
    • The student’s parents/guardians will be then informed of the incident and any replacement costs involved.
    • The student will be issued a replacement device as soon as possible (usually within the same day).
    • The School subsidised replacement cost for a Surface Book is $950.
    • The School subsidised replacement cost for a Surface Pro is $650 (Student in Years 7 to 12).
  • If the Christ Church provided device is tampered with in a way that voids the Microsoft Warranty (e.g. repair by unauthorised repairer), this will incur a replacement cost as per the lost or stolen case above.
  • If the Christ Church provided device is damaged whilst in the care of a student:
    • The student is required to visit the ICT Centre and report the damage to the Helpdesk staff. Even small damages to the screen can be dangerous and as such required to be reported.
    • The student’s parents/guardians will be then informed of the incident and any repair / replacement costs involved.
    • The student will be issued a replacement device as soon as possible (usually within the same day).
    • Each repair or exchange of a damaged Surface device will incur a fee of $200.
    • If a student damages their allocated Surface device more than 3 times in three years, this will incur a subsidised replacement fee of $950 or $650, depending on the device.
  • Accessories
    • Students are expected to look after all of their device accessories and return the accessories to ICT when returning their device. Please note that all Microsoft Pens, and commencing 2023, all Year 7 and 10 Microsoft Keyboards, have been individually engraved. When requested, students will need to return the Microsoft Pen and Microsoft Keyboard (if engraved) assigned to them.
    • Any loss or damage to these accessories will attract a retail replacement cost unless the student replaces the affected accessory with a like-for-like genuine accessory.
    • Some accessories are available for purchase from the Christ Church bookshop.
    • Accessories include: pens, keyboards, chargers and cases.
  • Please note that the repair or replacement costs charged are subject to the manufacturer repair process and as such subject to industry fluctuations.

Recommendations for Parents/Guardians

  • Request that your child use the device in an open area, where it can be visually monitored.
  • Encourage your child to show you what software and learning material they have on their device and on Nexus (via the student’s login on the device) regularly.
  • You, as the parent or guardian, regardless of any persuasive argument your child makes, at all times govern the use of the Christ Church device at home.
  • The device is owned by Christ Church Grammar School, which explicitly gives parents or guardians full authority over the device when it is at home.

Cyber-safety

Christ Church Grammar School will continue to:

  • Educate boys on safe and responsible internet and social media use
  • Follow Federal Government and best practice approaches to cyber-safety in schools
  • Filter and monitor all content accessed by students while at school. As such Christ Church strongly discourages parents and guardians from purchasing wireless hotspot devices, such as Internet enabled smartphones, routers or any form of independent Internet plans for their child, as these circumvent the School filtering system
  • Limit access to social media sites (Facebook, Twitter and the like) at school only to boarding students for defined periods out of school hours
  • Educate students on digital citizenship and the expectation/responsibility of each person to protect their own online reputation as well as the reputation of their peers or teachers online

Family Zone

The School previously used the The Family Zone app, a parental content filtering system. We have been made aware that this app has been deprecated by the parent company. This means that Christ Church families can no longer use this product to control and monitor senior school devices while they are at home. Christ Church Grammar School is currently seeking an alternative and intend to be in touch as soon as such a service is identified.

Special Christ Church device rules for students

  • Students should refrain from taking and/or publishing photos and/or video of other students or staff without explicit prior consent of the person(s) involved.
  • Students should not play games or engage in any off-task access between 8:30am and 3:05pm each school day.
  • Students are prohibited from using the device during recess. During lunch, Senior School students may use their devices in the library and ICT Centre while Preparatory students will be guided by their teachers.
  • Students are to always abide by the school’s ICT Acceptable Use Policy when using Christ Church devices and equipment.
  • Students should not intentionally damage or deface a device or case or related IT equipment.  If deemed purposeful, damages to equipment will be repaired at a cost to the parent / guardian. (This includes adding stickers, drawing graffiti, cutting or tearing holes in the case provided)
  • Students should not leave their allocated device unattended at any time. Lockers are provided for the safekeeping of these devices.

All students are expected to abide by these rules at all times. As these rules exist to protect students, staff and property any breaches of these rules can escalate to the application of severe consequences based on issue and iteration of repetition.