BYOSD Program
Catholic College Sale Bring Your Own Specified Device (BYOSD) Device Specifications and Minimum System Requirements
Years 7 and 8
Years 7 and 8 are to bring their own Chromebooks in the form of a laptop. Please note that students in this year level will not be authorised to connect any other form of operating system to our network (i.e. Windows, Mac).
| Device Type | Chromebook – Laptop |
| Operating System | Google Chrome |
| Wireless Network *(Wi-Fi) | 5Ghz 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 6) |
| Screen Size (Minimum) | 11inch |
| Storage Capacity | 32GB Flash Storage |
| RAM (Memory) | 4Gb |
| Battery Capacity | 6 hours minimum |
| Anti-Virus & Anti-Malware Protection | N/A |
| Accessories | Protective case/sleeve |
Years 9 to 12
All devices brought to the College must adhere to the minimum specifications listed below.
| Device type | Windows Laptop | Apple Mac Laptop | Google Chromebook |
| Operating System | Windows 11 | OSX 14 (Sonoma) | Google Chrome |
| Wireless Network *(Wi-Fi) | 5Ghz 802.11ac | 5Ghz 802.11ac | 5Ghz 802.11ac
(Wi-Fi 6) |
| Screen Size (Minimum) | 11 inches | 11 inches | 11 inches |
| Storage Capacity | 256 Gb Hard disk drive | 256 Gb Hard disk drive | 32 Gb Flash Storage |
| RAM (Memory) | 8 Gb | 8 Gb | 4 Gb |
| Battery Capacity | 6 hours minimum | 6 hours minimum | 6 hours minimum |
| Anti-Virus & Anti-Malware protection | Microsoft Defender | X Protect | N/A |
| Accessories | Protective case/sleeve | Protective case/sleeve | Protective case/sleeve |
* The wireless network installed at Catholic College Sale only operates on the 802.11ac 5GHz (Wi-Fi 6) Wireless standard
