Ayr State High School has taken advantage of The Queensland Government’s Student technology equity partnership (STEP) which will see the state government invest $152 million, over 4 years across the state. This funding enables Ayr State High School provide a one-to-one laptop roll out for its students in Years 7,8 and 9 over the next 4 Years.
This week the current Year 7 students became the first recipients to receive their laptops enabling them to access to their own allocated laptop across the curriculum.
School Principal Mr Craig Whittred said “this greatly enhances all students access to devices across all year levels. This year’s Year 7 students are the first group to receive laptops in a planned rollout, that will see all students in Years 7,8 and 9 having been allocated their own laptop by 2027. “
The STEP program will run alongside of our current BYOX program or Bring Your Own device program. Which allows students and families to choose to supply their own device to suit their family’s and child’s personal needs.
Mr Whittred explained that the BYOX program will be the focus for our students in Years 10, 11 and 12. He explained that dependant on what particular senior schooling pathway a student was on, impacted the requirement of the devices needed for students to have success in their studies. Mr Whittred said Ayr State High School was still committed to providing communal laptops for students to access for lessons but saw great value in students being involved with the STEP and BYOX programs as it offered students ownership over their laptops and prepared them better for the transition after school into further study and/or the workplace.
Student Gracie Gardina said “it is really good that we will have our own laptop that we can look after and use for our schoolwork. I’m excited and it will really help me complete all my work.”
Year 7 students (L-R Gracie Giardina, Lani Olsen, Jaylen Langbein, Eli Corwell) taking advantage of the new STEP laptops. Photo supplied
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