Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Sherwood School is a BYOD school for Year 4, 5 and 6 students.

BYOD Devices – What is required

All BYOD devices are required to be Chromebooks (not full laptops with operating systems such as Windows or Apple). Chromebooks are easy to format, safer and as a general rule they do not have any issues working on our network. Furthermore, all programs we utilize are Chromebook-friendly. In regards to which particular Chromebook, we do not have any specific brand or model that we recommend.

• We suggest looking for sturdy devices, that have a long battery life (preferably 8 hours) and a minimum 12-month warranty.

• All Chromebooks must have a minimum screen size of 11.6 inches.

• All devices used at school must be in the English Language.

• In addition to full laptops, iPads or tablet-styled devices are not approved for use as a BYOD device.

• Chromebooks that have detachable keyboards are also not approved for use at school.

BYOD Devices – Set up recommendations

If your child already has a Sherwood email address (ending with @sherwoodprimary.school.nz) they should use this as the administrator/primary account on their Chromebook. We strongly recommend that you do not set parental controls on the device as this causes constant access issues at school and often makes the device unusable.

If your child does not have a Sherwood email address yet (such as those starting in Year 4), we can set up the device in the first week of school.