Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
At Mount Beauty Secondary College, all students are now encouraged to bring a student owned laptop to school to assist with their learning.
Student-owned laptops must meet the minimum system requirements and used in accordance with the Mount Beauty Secondary College Acceptable Use Agreement. The device will need to be networked to our system and will need to have suitable software for use in class. Our school would prefer you to use a laptop rather than a tablet, due to the ease and compatibility of submitting documents between devices.
Please note: It is currently not a requirement for students to bring their own devices for school use. Students without their own device will continue to be able to use a school owned device.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum Requirements for student-owned laptops to be used at Mount Beauty Secondary College:
Technical specifications for BYOD devices
To ensure smooth and reliable technology access and student support, we have set the following technical specifications for all personal devices. If purchasing or supplying a personal device to use at Mount Beauty Secondary College, please ensure that it complies with the following specifications:
| Windows | Apple | |
| Operating System | Windows 11, 23H2 * or higher
|
MacOS 13 (Ventura) *
or higher |
| Wireless | 802.11 | 802.11 |
| RAM | 8GB or larger | 8GB or larger |
| Hard Drive | 256GB or larger | 256GB or larger |
| Battery Life | Minimum 7 hours of advertised battery life | Minimum 7 hours of advertised battery life |
* Avoid second-hand computers that cannot be updated to these versions.
*SSD hard drive strongly recommended
REGISTER YOUR DEVICE FOR ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL NETWORK
- Please ensure batteries are fully charged.
- Label your bag and device. Put your charging cable in with your device.
- Please remove any anti-virus software before bringing in to school.
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