All the material on this page has the protection of international copyright. More than 300,000 metres of network cabling is installed, with six outlets per classroom and 3500 devices connected. We hope to have a one-gigabyte fibre backbone by early 2002.
All classrooms have a phone and computer.
We are a mixed-platform school district and allow each building to choose the hardware and software which best supports their requirements. From our own support experience, far more time and personnel are required for supporting PCs than Macs. We believe that it is vitally important for our students to adapt and modify their learning experiences, which is why we encourage teachers to offer mixed platform opportunities, including the Linux operating system. A recent local tax measure will enable most of our old computer gear to be replaced within five years. The basis for replacement is for each building to submit an ICT plan, similar to the New Zealand Ministry of Education initiative in 1999.