Case Study: John XXIII College achieves reliable campus-wide Wi-Fi and 80% fewer connectivity issues with Cisco Meraki

Transforming the higher education experience with reliable wireless connectivity

John XXIII College, a co-educational campus in Perth with 1,500+ students and 240 staff, was struggling with connectivity across its spread-out grounds and 2,000+ registered devices (many BYOD). To solve roaming, enrollment, and high-density wireless problems, the College selected Cisco Meraki to modernize its network and device management.

Cisco Meraki deployed a cloud-managed stack—500 Systems Manager licenses, 150+ MR access points and close to 50 MS switches—providing a single pane of glass for administration and reliable outdoor/indoor Wi‑Fi. The Meraki solution delivered measurable benefits: an 80% drop in connectivity issues, dramatically reduced help-desk cases, freed bandwidth and classroom disruptions, and more staff time for strategic projects, while enabling teachers and students to use devices seamlessly anywhere on campus.

John XXIII College

Yugon Chobanoff

ICT Operations Manager