Case Study: St Michael’s College achieves seamless, cost-effective learning with Google for Education

How one Queensland college swapped costly, unreliable devices for a seamless Google for Education solution

St Michael’s College in Queensland was struggling with unreliable, costly laptops that consumed most of IT manager Victor Bradbury’s time in repairs and support, while offering little classroom value. The college wanted dependable devices, stronger digital learning tools, lower replacement costs, and less pressure on IT staff, and turned to Google for Education for a better way forward.

Google for Education helped St Michael’s College roll out 250 Chromebooks for 1:1 use in Grades 2-6 and 40 shared Chromebooks for Prep to Grade 1, supported by Chrome Education Upgrade and Google Workspace for Education Plus. The result was major time savings for IT, a one-fifth reduction in device expenditure, improved digital literacy and engagement, and better learning outcomes for students with specific needs.

St Michael’s College

Victor Bradbury

IT Manager