9 August 2021

Dear Parents / Caregivers The College has finalised the minimum device requirements for students for the 2022 academic year, to ensure parents have visibility and can purchase accordingly. • New students entering Years 7-9 require an iPad 9, Combo Touch Case & Stylus. • New students entering Years 10-12 require a MacBook Air 2020 or MacBook Pro.

Other important considerations include:

• Students should only bring one device to school: o An iPad with stylus and keyboard case in year 7-9 o A MacBook in year 10-12

• New devices purchased for 2022 for Year 7 & 10 students will be used for 3 years• At August 2021 for Year 7 students commencing in 2022 the anticipated iPad 9 is yet to

be released. • Parents and carers of 2022 Year 7 and Year 10 students need to be aware there will

may be delays to delivery of device orders as supply chains have been disrupted due to COVID, floods and a shortage of certain components.

• We are working with our partner Winthrop Australia to identify whether a deposit or reservation can be made, however nothing has been confirmed at this stage. We’d like to advise parents to consider being ready to place orders in October to help ensure delivery before the new school year.

• MacBook Pros are only recommended for students in Years 10,11 & 12 doing Media/AIT • New Students commencing at the College for the first time in 2022 in Years 8, 9, 11 and

12 can purchase from the minimum required device specification below Minimum required device specification for the 2022 Academic Year are as follows:

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12

2022

iPad 9 2021 (or iPad Pro) + stylus + keyboard + case

iPad Gen 8 2019 (or iPad Pro) + stylus

iPad v7 2018 or iPad Pro

MacBook Air 2020 or Pro

MacBook, Air or Pro 2019

MacBook, Air or Pro 2018

To help ensure equity and capability for all students, is essential for learning in all year levels to have devices at the minimum to help ensure equity and capability for all students.

For Year 7 students in 2022 it is essential the iPad is brought to the College in January in an “out of the factory” condition to ensure it can be enrolled correctly onto the College’s network. Please do not set up the iPad or if you have, please back-up, erase and reset it. A timeline of January dates when students can have their iPad enrolled will be provided later.

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Please keep an eye on the College website for optional deals with suppliers for consideration: https://www.mercedes.wa.edu.au/parent-resources/booklists-apps-digital-texts/Winthrop Australia offers two online stores with discounts to the Mercedes College community:

• Winthrop Online store Year 7-9 iPad bundle 2022 required device: https://sales.winaust.com.au/shop/mercedesipad7-9

• Winthrop Online store Year 10-12 MacBook 2022 required device: https://sales.winaust.com.au/shop/mercedesmac10-12

For comparison with the Winthrop Store this table contains links to the items retail cost:

Required and recommended items for a new device for 2022 for Year 7 & Year 10 students.

Required^† iPad 9 2022^, keyboard case, stylus MacBook†, Air 2020 or Pro

Minimum

specs

iPad 9 128Gb Wifi only MacBook Air 13” Retina 128Gb

Logitech Combo Touch º

Stylus Logitech Crayon or Apple Pencil

Optional *Apple Pencil ~Apple Care STM Dux MacBook Case

^ Students in Year 7-9 may bring an iPad Pro with Apple Pencil v1 or v2 (check compatibility) aged 2019 onwards running iOS 15. † Students in Year 10-12 may bring any MacBook, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro aged 2020 onwards running MacOS Monterrey 12.01 or later * Parents can source these from a supplier of preference requesting education pricing º Please note for the iPad 9 keyboard an alternative for the Combo Touch case with trackpad from Logitech may become available in December on the Winthrop Store.

• General enquiries please contact Mrs Liana Angove, langove@mercedes.wa.edu.au • Technical queries please contact Mr Paul Reid, preid@mercedes.wa.edu.au. • Device queries re set-up please contact IT Support, phone 9323 1323.

Yours sincerely

Kerrie Fraser Principal