Case Study: Trinity Lutheran College achieves simplified IT operations and reliable campus-wide Wi‑Fi with Cisco Meraki

Lean IT team to focus on adding value to the school’s brand, rather than fighting fires

Trinity Lutheran College, a K–12 International Baccalaureate school on the Gold Coast supporting 1,200+ students and staff across two campuses, faced an unreliable legacy network and an endpoint management system that was hard to manage with a two‑person IT team. ICT Manager Howard Cooper selected Cisco Meraki to simplify and stabilize the college’s complex infrastructure and improve visibility and control.

Cisco Meraki deployed a full‑stack solution—93 Meraki APs, a Meraki MX security appliance (with AutoVPN, Threat Management and SD‑WAN) and Meraki System Manager for 140 licensed endpoints—managed from a single cloud dashboard. The result was instant visibility, faster pre‑staging and deployment, reduced need for specialist skills, reliable wireless across both campuses, and a shift from firefighting to strategic IT work supporting learning outcomes.

Trinity Lutheran College

Howard Cooper

ICT Manager