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What's the story with government-issued laptops?

joykey View Member Profile	13/09/2012, 12:56 PM Post #1
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Hi all, just hoping someone can explain this to me. My DD is moving from a Catholic school to a public school next year, and will be in year 9. I believe that's the year they receive laptops through the school. My eldest is in year 11 and received one through the school in year 10, but I'm not sure if it's different in non-government schools. Is the laptop school/education department property that gets returned when they graduate? I can't imagine it would be worth enough to return by then, but just wondering. Yes, I could ask the school this, but had our interview yesterday and forgot to ask

choccy2 View Member Profile	14/09/2012, 05:18 AM Post #2
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They don't get returned but yes they consider them to be Dept of Ed property until they finish school - they keep them. my dd got hers this year in year 9 NSW The kids and you will be asked to sign a contract - mostly about responsible usage / no inappropriate sites etc (they are blocked but kids find a way), bringing it charged each day, proper handling etc also there are conditions about repairs etc - I think from memory we pay the something like first $250 for repairs and there are conditions about if damage is due to abuse etc

ʚϊɞ Purple ʚϊɞ View Member Profile	14/09/2012, 05:40 AM Post #3
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They have to be returned if they don't graduate from yr 12 or move interstate. They get handed back on the odd occasion for system updates and checking (if anything illegal downloaded its taken off student). Friends daughter (going into yr 9 next year) was told that this year is the last year this is available as program has been cancelled. Though not sure how true that is.

joykey View Member Profile	14/09/2012, 07:37 AM Post #4
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QUOTE (choccy2 @ 14/09/2012, 05:18 AM) They don't get returned but yes they consider them to be Dept of Ed property until they finish school - they keep them. my dd got hers this year in year 9 NSW The kids and you will be asked to sign a contract - mostly about responsible usage / no inappropriate sites etc (they are blocked but kids find a way), bringing it charged each day, proper handling etc also there are conditions about repairs etc - I think from memory we pay the something like first $250 for repairs and there are conditions about if damage is due to abuse etc OK so pretty much the same deal that we have in our Catholic school, except that I've been paying for it and will still have to return it when she leaves :S QUOTE (Desiree Farfalla @ 14/09/2012, 05:40 AM) They have to be returned if they don't graduate from yr 12 or move interstate. They get handed back on the odd occasion for system updates and checking (if anything illegal downloaded its taken off student). Friends daughter (going into yr 9 next year) was told that this year is the last year this is available as program has been cancelled. Though not sure how true that is. Hm, interesting. Might have to do some googling.

SensibleSis View Member Profile	14/09/2012, 07:54 AM Post #5
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My dd is in year 9 this year and we were told that theirs would be the last year that got them.

mumto3princesses View Member Profile	14/09/2012, 06:53 PM Post #6
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We were told that this year's Year 9's is officially the last year it is being done. Although DD1's school has told them they will get them next year when they are in Year 9 and that will be the last year they do them.

Fabulous View Member Profile	04/10/2012, 06:00 AM Post #7
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My son got one in year 10 but they had to be returned at the end of yr10. He is in yr 11 now and they never got one this year.

gina70 View Member Profile	04/10/2012, 07:49 AM Post #8
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Both my dds got laptops this year: they are in year 7 & 9, they youngest got an apple mac. As far as I know they give them back. I am definitely not paying for the youngest's mac but not sure about the older dd.

mumto3princesses View Member Profile	04/10/2012, 06:36 PM Post #9
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All the people I know who's children have them haven't given them back. They got them in Year 9. They go back once and a while for maintenance etc during school holidays and then get given back to them again. I have been told it's theirs once they finish Year 12. If they leave before that then they have to give them back. They are just little notebooks. Not sure what brand, but nothing flash.

Natbub0610 View Member Profile	04/10/2012, 06:47 PM Post #10
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DD1 is in year 9 NSW this year and she got one. They are a simple model but TBH pretty good at doing the job they need to do but even better, they are blocked to Social networks and anything not required or approved by Dept of Education or school related. If DD1 needs to print, she saves to USB then uses the desktop. I've heard some kids tried to hack the security and they were caught and the laptops confiscated. We were also told that this would be the last year that govt schools got them for free. I don't know if that means they expect parents to pay next year or they just won't issue them. IMHO, I'd rather pay for a laptop that can be updated than text books that get outdated and damaged.

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