Chromebook FAQ's

Beginning with the 2027 grade 7 cohort, families will no longer be required to purchase student devices as part of a booklist or requirement for the College before they commence the year. Instead, the College will stock an inventory of brand new, high-quality, College-selected Chromebooks that will be hired out to students for as long as they are in Secondary School at the College. The hire cost of these devices will be $100/year and will appear as a separate line item on the College fee statement. This cost will include the hire of the device for the year, a charger, a brand-new carry case on the first year of the device being issued, and replacement/loan devices in the event of damaged or forgotten devices.

In 2027, the rollout will begin with Grade 7 receiving College-owned Chromebooks at the beginning of the year. From 2028 onwards, Grade 7 and Grade 10 students will receive new devices each year, which they will keep for three years before returning them at the end of Grade 9 or Grade 12.

Students will continue to take their devices to and from school on weekdays, weekends, and holidays as they currently do. Before the devices are deployed, College management profiles will be loaded on to each device to ensure correct management and oversight over them during their time at the College. If a student is to withdraw from the College, or graduates from the College, the device & charger will need to be returned on their final day. The carry bag is owned by the families and is for the student to keep.

The college will provide families with accidental damage and repair coverage on all College provided Chromebooks. Meaning, if a student is to accidentally damage their device, such as a cracked screen or damaged hinges, this damage will be sent off for repair for a small excess fee. Additionally, a temporary device will be provided to the student until the damaged device has been fixed and returned. The excess cost of $20 is required to be paid at reception before the repair process can begin.
It is important to note, intentional or malicious damage will NOT be covered under this scheme, and families may incur the cost of repair for devices that are purposely damaged.

There are multiple benefits to transitioning the College to this style of device implementation.

– Access to top-end Chromebooks for lower all-round costs on families, whilst spreading that cost over multiple years.

– Access to accidental damage and repair claims, only requiring families to pay a small excess then the entire cost of the repair.

– Allows more precise and scalable management of the devices to further enhance the digital teaching and learning environment.

No – Brand new devices will be issued to the grade 7 and 10 cohorts at the beginning of every year. Meaning if a student commences in grade 7, that device will be collected on the final day of grade 9, and a new device will be issued to them prior to their first day in grade 10.
Devices will be collected from grade 12’s prior to their final official day at the College. If grade 12’s require additional access to their devices to assist them with completing WACE requirements, arrangements can be made with the head of secondary.

As part of this device rollout for secondary school, the College will also be providing primary school students with access to Chromebooks in their classes from grades 2-6. The devices received back after their three-year assignment in secondary school will be made available to the classroom Chromebook trolleys in primary school.

If you have further questions, please send an email to dale@dalecc.wa.edu.au with ‘Chromebook‘ in the subject, and a member of staff will be able to assist you with your queries.