Laptops 2022 - Pre-order Now

Families are being asked to pre-order laptops for 2022 due to a supply shortage of IT equipment.  Our college community will be aware of the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic to the supply of various goods and services across the world. This impact has already been significant in the technology sector, with the supply of new IT equipment and obtaining parts for repair of existing IT equipment being particularly problematic. In addition to the pandemic, the continuing global Integrated Circuit (chip) shortage is also increasing delays in the delivery of new devices – especially laptops – to the point where most major manufacturers (including Microsoft and Apple) and commercial suppliers are warning of delays of up to six months for deliveries on any new orders.

Most industry commentators are now warning that these shortages will also impact retails suppliers such as Harvey Norman and JB HiFi etc. This unfortunate situation is expected to continue until at least mid-2022. Considering this relevant information, and following the advice from multiple suppliers, we are planning to pre-order devices for the 2022 College device leasing program within the next few weeks. This should provide sufficient lead time for the requested devices to be delivered in time for the start of the 2022 school year.

To better accommodate for expected demand, we are requesting that all our Junior and Middle College families complete a survey to indicate if they are planning to lease a new device from the College in 2022. This request is particularly important for families with students starting Year 3 or Year 4 in 2022, as these students will be starting their one-to-one device journey. This request will also be important for families who may already have a leased device which expires at the end of this year, and who wish to commence a new device lease in 2022. We would also encourage families who are still unsure whether they will lease a device from the College or purchase their own device from a retail supplier, to indicate they may lease a device, as we expect retail device shortages may cause leasing a device from the College to be the only viable option.

The survey is only intended to provide the College with preliminary device numbers and is not considered entry into a leasing agreement. Separate nomination forms will be distributed later this term for official device nomination – providing either lease or BYO options along with updated device specifications.

However, ordering devices after July will not enable our suppliers to guarantee delivery by the start of Term 1 in 2022. We would like to request that you please complete the survey (link provided below), by 28th July to enable the College to collate the results and prepare appropriate device orders. All responses to this survey will remain confidential, and the results will only be used to determine approximate device leasing numbers for 2022.

The Survey may be accessed via this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/devicelease

We thank you for your consideration of and cooperation with this request.

Mr Steve Rattey, IT Manager