Case study
At Our Lady Star of the Sea, the student is put front and centre. The school’s method is to build agency and collaboration so that pupils can be active, critical citizens in a world driven by technology. [1] But for that to work, the technology has to be sound and dependable; it cannot be a source of administrative hassle for the teachers.
The school has been in partnership with Education Advantage for eight years. Under the stewardship of Digital Technologies Leader Corey Gallagher, the two teams have put together a device model suited to the various age groups on campus. Where the school required unfettered access in the classroom without any superfluous work for staff or administration, EA has taken a holistic view of the process, treating everything from procurement and onboarding to repairs and professional learning as part of a single lifecycle.
A device program works best when the school has the full lifecycle mapped. Our job was to connect onboarding, support and repairs so teachers could spend less time chasing technology, and more time using it.
Over the course of four years, that meant rolling out one-to-one iPads for Years 3 through 6, a one-to-two arrangement for the younger students in Prep to Year 2, and MacBooks for the faculty. These were leased, and eventually bought back when their time was up. EA’s role was to get the devices ready for use, handle any servicing, and put in place the kind of professional learning that allows a teacher to make technology part of the curriculum.
They have alleviated the administrative and technical burdens often associated with large-scale device programs, allowing our teaching staff to focus on what they do best: educating.
According to the school, this sort of joined-up thinking has cut down on the friction in the classroom and the hours staff would otherwise put in chasing up technical faults. They also say the lease-and-buyback system has brought down the total cost of ownership.
What you see now is a program that functions as a sustainable lifecycle. With support at hand both onsite and remotely, the entire chain from configuration to replacement is tied together. It gives school leaders a better sense of how things stand from one refresh to the next, and frees teachers from having to manage the mechanics of it all.
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[1] Our Lady Star of the Sea (n.d.) Our Lady Star of the Sea. Available at: https://staroceangrove.catholic.edu.au/ (Accessed: 23 October 2026). [2] St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School (n.d.) History. Available at: https://sjwerribee.catholic.edu.au/history/ (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
