Mount Carmel College is a technology-rich teaching and learning environment providing innovative opportunities for our students.

At Mount Carmel College, we believe in equipping our students with the skills to become effective digital learners from a young age. Our aim is to empower them with a deep understanding of how digital systems are changing the way we learn, communicate, and live, and how to behave safely online.

Technology used at Mount Carmel supports the development creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication skills.

Laptops for students in Years 5 – 10 allow students to access the full curriculum on a device that will also prepare them for their College years. Specialised software and services are accessible, allowing the College to better meet our students’ needs in preparing them for the technology demands of the 21st century.

The device chosen is the Lenovo Yoga 500w. Students lease this through the College as a hire purchase scheme over a four-year period (Years 7-10), during which the College retains full ownership of the device until the Resource Levy charges are paid in full. The College spreads the costs over the device’s estimated lifetime (deemed four years). At the end of this period, students/parents will own the device.

The full cost of the device includes the Lenovo Yoga 500w laptop, stylus pen, charger pack, protective case and extended warranty including some accidental damage cover. Additional inclusions forming part of the College’s contribution to the device are technical support (during College hours), software licensing and virus protection, warranty management and loan device when necessary.

In brief, our ICT program for students from Prep to Year 10 in 2025 is:
  • Prep & Year 1: class sets of iPads for each class, stored in the classroom
  • Years 2-4: class sets of iPads for each class, issued to individuals and stored in the classroom
  • Years 5-6: class sets of laptops for each class, issued to individuals and stored in the classroom
  • Years 7-10: individual laptops

Australian Cyber Security Centre : Resources Library for individuals, families and small businesses

The Office of the Children’s eSafety Commissioner website has excellent resources for parents and young people, including:

SEQTA is an online Learning Management System used by students, teachers, parents and carers of Mount Carmel to engage with their child’s learning.

Providing students with regularly updated assessment and reporting information through SEQTA enables students, parents and carers to
engage with the learning process as it is happening. Online feedback also facilitates meaningful discussions between teachers, parents, carers and students about their learning.

Click here for more details about SEQTA.