Information Technology (IT)
Departing Families
As we enter the final few weeks of 2024 it is important for any families who aren't returning to the College in 2025 that all IT equipment must be returned by the end of the year. This includes the laptop, charger and case.
- For year 10 & 11 students, please return these items by Friday 22/11 by 2.45pm
- For year 7 - 9 students, please return these items by Friday 29/11 by 2.45pm.
These dates are at the conclusion of exams with all assessment having been completed by this point in time.
This only applies to students who are not returning in 2025. Students and families who will be returning to Ripley Valley SSC in 2025 are able to keep their laptop over the holidays as long as SRS payments are up to date.
If you are leaving Ripley Valley SSC at the end of this year and not returning in 2025 we wish you well and thank you for your time and support in partnering with us on your child’s education journey.
Year 9 Laptop Returns
As our year 9 students transition in to their senior education pathway, they will also transition to a new laptop for year 10 in 2025. In order to support students’ transition and be able to use their device immediately in 2025, students will be given their device in week 10 of this term.
In order for students to be eligible to collect their laptop at the end of this year they must:
- Have returned their current laptop, case and charger by the end of week 9
- Be up to date with 2024 SRS payments
Any students who do not return their current laptop, case or charger or have outstanding SRS payments will be able to collect their device once these have been corrected.
MICROSOFT ONE DRIVE – BACKING UP FILES
A common occurrence when students bring in their devices for repair is to hear that their files haven’t been backed to anywhere other than the laptop hard drive. While this isn’t a problem in itself, it becomes an issue if the hard drive is corrupted as all files are then lost. An easy way for student to avoid this problem is to use Microsoft One Drive to back up their files and save them to the cloud as well as on their laptop. For more information on how to sync your device to back up to the cloud please follow the link to Microsoft’s support guide.
Todd Robson
Deputy Principal - Year 11 & Year 12 - Pathways & Partnerships