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The following schools recently received equipment and recorded their thanks to the national project manager:

“I would like to thank you for the latest shipment to Tasmania and wanted to let you know that the LCD monitors are now in full use by students in the schools (listed below) and have replaced old CRT monitors that have also been collected and recycled. Over 12,000 kg of e-waste has been recycled as part of this process.
The schools get a power saving as the LCD monitors use only 25W compared to the old CRT monitors that use 50W of power. When you consider 600 have been replaced (in the DoE schools) and many are used for over six hours per day – this provides an power saving of over $4,000 per year. The smaller footprint of the LCD monitors provides more work space for students in schools and IT support staff no longer need to handle heavy CRT monitors that each weigh close to 12 kg and are difficult to handle because of their shape.”
Scott Ashton, Department of Education, Tasmania

“Mark. On behalf of South Arm Primary I extend our thanks for the generous donation of computers. It has meant that we were able to replace some dinosaurs and the students are enjoying the benefits of improved (and speedier) access.”
Stephen Fagg, Principal, South Arm Primary School

”This THANK YOU message is meant for you. The school has attached a picture of Jared using his laptop. It is a fantastic asset to his learning access.” Penny Mumford, Disability Co-ordinator, Adelaide Hills Region

“Some Dell Latitude Notebook computers have been granted by the CTFS Project to the small Birlirr Ngawiyiwu Catholic School in the Aboriginal Community of Ringer Soak. It’s probably one of the most isolated schools in WA (Several hours from the isolated school at Balgo Hills. You probably won’t even find this place in Google maps!!!! Google maps will show it up to be near Hall’s Creek but it is actually about 4-5 hours from Halls Creek. In one of the classrooms this has increased the number of computers from 4 to 7. The students now have less need to work in pairs or threes at computers. These photos were taken the first day the notebooks were used and it is obvious how pleased these two students are with the opportunity provided by the Project.” Birlirr Ngawiyiwu Catholic School

“A huge thank you for generosity with the computers. We have them all installed and working well. It’s very hard for small rural school to get set up with some of the latest technology. We all have old schools that require a lot of maintenance and they are usually on huge areas of land because they were designed for pupil numbers seven times and more than we have today.”
Frank McGrath Principal.

Read how the CTFS Project has affected schools in Townsville – CTFS Program Report from Townsville Catholic Education Office (PDF)