Monitoring iPads

As a school we have been refining our policy on distractions from mobile phones in support of students' learning. We have installed phone away boxes on the first-year and second year lockers. The hope is to have all junior years with phone away boxes on their lockers starting in September 2025. This gives students 6 hours a day free from their smart phones. 

We recognise that iPads can also be a source of distraction, both at school and at home. In response, we are exploring software options that would allow the school to monitor iPad usage during class time. In the meantime, students are aware that iPads should remain face down on their desks unless a teacher instructs otherwise.

Select, the company providing our students’ iPads and iPad training, has shared the information below on available parental controls. We encourage you to review these controls and implement them if you feel they would be beneficial.