Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
By Administration | Posted: Thursday December 5, 2024
All students at Trinity Catholic College are required to have an internet capable device for educational use in the classroom.
Students use Google products in classes which are free to all users. All Trinity Catholic College students are provided with a @trinity.school.nz email account to allow this. Many teachers use Google Classroom as part of their teaching and learning, to communicate with their classes and for students to submit their assignments.
What kind of device is required?
For Year 7 – 10 students, a Chromebook is completely adequate, however a laptop is required in Years 11 - 13. Please note that i-Pads and tablets are not the preferred choice, and a Chromebook is the best for the learning requirements at Trinity across the junior years.
Year 11 – 13 students should have a full laptop. Students doing high-end digital work (e.g. Art, Photography, Design and Visual Communication) would benefit from a higher end laptop capable of running Photoshop and CAD design programmes, although the school also has computers available capable of running these programmes.
If a family is unable to purchase a device for their child, there are a number of financial assistance options available to help with purchasing a device for your child. Please talk to Anna Louw-Young to find out more;
Anna Louw-Young
Bursar's Office
Trinity Catholic College
ph: 03 4773408 ext.235