Computer Network
Gilroy College has an extensive computer network incorporating four computer rooms with PCs, a class set of laptops running Windows and a section of the library with fifteen Windows computers. Also, starting in 2011, students from years 7-10 got their own Mac laptop. The year 7 and year 9's got new ones while the year 8's got second hand ones to be updated. The year 10 of 2010 did not get any but the year 8 of 2010 did so that they would have them for next year.
The school's Intranet software is impressive and allows easy access for staff, students and parents to the information in which they are interested. Student files, reports, absence data, merit and discipline information and so on is accessible from school and home. The software is (known as Iris).
As of ending 2012, Gilroy is now a one to one school. Where every student and teacher has a laptop, totaling in around 1300 macs. In 2013 Year 7 will be using iPads instead of MacBooks.
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