Technology and innovation at Trinity
eSafety & Digital Citizenship - School Managed Device Program - BYOD - Your TGS Account - ICT Help and Support
The learning environment is more dynamic than ever.
Trinity recognises the evolving needs of modern digital learners, remodelling classrooms in response and continually exploring why students need technology in the classroom environment and how it can impact engagement:
Our geography teachers take boys on virtual site visits of wetlands. An English teacher can tour students through Shakespeare’s Globe as part of reading Othello. Technology allows educators to remove the physical barriers of the classroom, offering students a way to connect the curriculum with the real world.
To thrive in the 21st-century workplace, students need to have more than a working knowledge of certain technological tools (electronic calendars, web pages, videoconferencing, electronic whiteboards, etc.). By integrating these technologies into the regular curriculum, Trinity is helping ensure students are prepared for the modern office.
Many technological platforms promote collaboration. For example, Teams provides a way for students to hold virtual meetings with classmates from anywhere. With Google Drive and Office360, Trinity boys can easily share and edit projects with each other.
With technology, Trinity’s educators address diversity in learning styles. Via engagement networks, teachers can identify which teaching styles work best based on real-time feedback.
Technology makes it easier for students to find information quickly and accurately. As well as personal tutors, students can also get one-on-one help through educational videos – anytime and anywhere – and open online courses.
Most students are already digital citizens. However, by incorporating technology into the classroom, students can begin to learn how to be responsible in the digital world. The class becomes a microcosm of the broader digital landscape where students can practice how to communicate, search, and engage with other digital citizens.
Outside the classroom, students use technology in all aspects of their lives. Teaching methods such as game-based learning leverage their digital nativity.
The eLearning department at Trinity Grammar School helps staff and students from Pre-K to Year 12 harness innovative technologies that enhance teaching and learning.
Trinity’s ICT department provides and supports the core services used by staff and students across our campuses, and partners with campus teams to provide support for their own educational technologies.
eSafety and Digital Citizenship
Trinity students learn to become responsible digital citizens and are taught to display high levels of awareness when interacting with technology. Resources are available for parents and students, and all families are expected to sign a Trinity ICT Agreement.
Preparatory and Junior School -
iPad Program:
Students from Kindergarten participate in Trinity’s iPad Program. Students are supplied an iPad, rugged keyboard case and a stylus pen. The iPads are used in and out of the classroom as part of a blended learning model that offers students the opportunity to benefit from an array of delivery methods, both face to face and online. The School aims for a consistent platform to support the education of students in these year levels and requires each student to bring their device to school each day.
Middle and Senior School - Trinity’s Device Programs:
At Trinity, we recognise the vital role that technology plays in supporting contemporary learning. Our device programs are designed to ensure students have access to reliable, fit-for-purpose technology that enhances their educational experience, supports digital literacy, and fosters responsible online behaviour.
From 2026, Trinity commenced the rollout of a School Managed Device Program for Middle School students, beginning with Year 7. The program will expand progressively as cohorts move through the School, with incoming Year 7 students joining the program each year. This staged approach will ultimately see all students in Years 7 to 9 using a School-issued and School-managed device, providing a consistent, secure and supported learning environment.
From 2027, students entering Years 9 to 12 may choose between the School Managed Device Program and the BYOD Program.
The School Managed Device Program enables families to purchase a Trinity-approved device that is configured, managed and supported by the School, while ownership remains with the family.
Families participating in the program will also have access to a Managed Device Dashboard, allowing parent control over aspects of their son’s device while the device is NOT connected to the School network and outside School hours.
Families who prefer to purchase and manage their own device may continue to participate in the BYOD Program, provided the device meets Trinity’s minimum requirements.
These tailored approaches reflect Trinity’s commitment to providing age-appropriate technology solutions that support learning, enhance cybersecurity and prepare students to thrive in an increasingly digital world.
To support families, Trinity has partnered with JB Hi-Fi Education to provide access to approved devices, accessories and technology solutions through the Trinity Technology Portal. Families can access the School Managed Device Program, BYOD device recommendations, approved accessories for Middle School students and feature phones for students in Pre-Kindergarten to Year 8.
Devices available through the portal are selected to meet Trinity’s technology requirements and include options such as extended warranty and accidental damage protection.
Further details to be supplied later in term 3.
Senior School and Year 9 2027 families may also choose to purchase a device independently, provided it meets the minimum specifications outlined here
https://www.trinity.nsw.edu.au/learning/year-7-to-12-information/
Your TGS Account
Trinity Grammar School students receive an account from when they begin until the day they graduate from school. It provides them with a safe and secure way to access various systems that will assist throughout their studies.
