- $189 million in contracts awarded for cloud-based software program to transform the way schools support student safety and wellbeing, timetabling, administration and asset management
- Select schools to start introducing the new integrated platform in Term 2
- Technology is expected to deliver significant time savings for school staff and eliminate the duplication of tasks
The Cook Government has today announced the roll-out of an innovative software platform named Kaartdijin into Western Australia’s 832 public schools by mid-2026.
WA will be the first public education system in Australia to introduce the integrated platform.
The technology is expected to deliver significant time savings for school staff and eliminate the duplication of tasks. It is part of a raft of measures designed to reduce the amount of time that teachers and school staff spend on administrative and reporting tasks.
Teachers will be able to manage their classroom administration on any device connected to the internet. They can check on their students’ attendance, behaviour and wellbeing, while also having the option to communicate to parents and carers in any language through an inbuilt Google translator.
Compass Education and TechnologyOne were awarded $189 million in contracts to develop the technology for the WA public school system.
Kaartdijin replaces several outdated systems being used to monitor student data, set budgets and manage assets, including tasks that are still paper-based in some schools.
The new platform will be introduced to schools in a staged rollout starting next term and builds on several initiatives implemented late last year to reduce red tape for teachers.
As stated by Education Minister Dr Tony Buti:
“The introduction of this cutting-edge technology is part of our Government’s efforts to reduce non-teaching workloads so schools can spend more time on the education and wellbeing of students.
“Our investmenthelps teachers and school leaders to focus on teaching and lesson planning, while providing schools with a secure environment to check on the wellbeing of students.
“WA is leading the way on this, and other States will be looking to learn from our experiences at a system-level with this technology.
“We want to ensure students are safe and cared for while they are learning in our schools.”
