- $189 million in contracts awarded for cloud-based
software program to transform the way schools support student safety and
wellbeing, timetabling, administration and asset
management
- Select schools to start introducing the new integrated
platform in Term 2
- Technology is expected to deliver significant time
savings for school staff and eliminate the duplication of tasks
The Cook Government has today announced the
roll-out of an innovative software platform named Kaartdijin into Western
Australia's 832 public schools by mid-2026.
WA will be the first public education system in
Australia to introduce the integrated platform.
The technology is expected to deliver significant
time savings for school staff and eliminate
the duplication of tasks. It is part of a raft of measures designed to reduce
the amount of time that teachers and school staff spend on administrative and
reporting tasks.
Teachers will be able to manage their classroom administration on any device connected to
the internet. They can check on their students' attendance, behaviour
and wellbeing, while also having
the option to communicate to parents and carers in any language through an
inbuilt Google translator.
Compass Education and TechnologyOne were awarded
$189 million in contracts to develop the technology for the WA public school
system.
Kaartdijin replaces several outdated systems being
used to monitor student data, set budgets and
manage assets, including tasks
that are still paper-based in some schools.
The new platform will be introduced to schools in a
staged rollout starting next term and builds on several initiatives implemented
late last year to reduce red tape for teachers.
Comments attributed to Education Minister Dr Tony
Buti:
"The introduction of this cutting-edge technology is part of our Government's
efforts to reduce non-teaching workloads so schools can spend more time on the
education and wellbeing of students.
"Our investment helps teachers and school
leaders to focus on teaching and lesson planning, while providing schools with
a secure environment to check on the wellbeing of students.
"WA is leading the way on this, and other States
will be looking to learn from our experiences at a system-level with this
technology.
"We want to ensure students are safe and cared for while they are
learning in our schools."
