The Mount Gravatt High 1to1 laptop program is in its 6th
year. We have seen much change in the
way that student’s access technology and also in the way teachers are
delivering teaching in the classroom because of our 1to1 laptop program.
Given the success of the program and large financial
investment the school has made to the upkeep of devices and also the whole
school infrastructure we desire to ensure the long term viability of the 1to1
laptop program.
As such the school will be introducing a BYO program for senior school (years 10-12) commencing from 2017. The junior school (years 7-9) will continue
with a school provided device.
With the introduction of a BYO program in senior school
parents and students will be given the opportunity where they can choose a
device from Education Queensland approved vendors and access special pricing
and additional warranty and insurances not available to the retail market. These devices are fully owned and remain your
personal property.
Parents of senior students can access the Education
Queensland approved vendors online purchase portals via the links below:
Acer
http://byod.acer.com.au/school/mgshs/index.php/notebooks.html
Dell
https://myschoolshop-qld.datacom.com.au/mtgravattshs
Login Details:
Access Key: mtgravattshs
PIN: parent
Please note the following processes when purchasing a BYO
device:
- Select one of the available DELL or ACER devices
from the above web portal links.
- Each of these devices include 3 year next business
day onsite warranty as well as accidental damage protection. Please have a read of the relevant
documentation that outlines the policy ie what is covered and what is not.
- Once you have placed an order through the
website direct with the manufacture it will take approximately 2
weeks for delivery (over christmas period delivery can take upto 4-6 weeks).
- Delivery will be to your nominated address i.e.
home
- All laptops will come with the standard manufacture
software only i.e. windows operating system
- When your laptop arrives please bring it to the IT help desk at school where we will install all of
the required school software.
- BYO devices will throughout the year continue to
be supported by the IT help desk in the same way school provided devices have
always been serviced. The IT department
will continue to troubleshoot minor software issues with the students and
should a manufacture warranty or accidental damage claim need to be logged we
will provide a report home for parental permission before we log a job on your
behalf. This enables the school to be
the central place for all issues including warranty and or damages to be
repaired without requiring a technician to come out to your home.
Should you have any questions please send an email to BYO@mtgravattshs.eq.edu.au
Note: Information is
being updated regularly. Please check
this page for updates.