From the Deputy Principals

Smart Glasses in Schools

The Director General of Education, under Section 233 of the School Education Act 1999 (SE Act), issued an instruction that from 12 October 2026 Principals must ensure:

• Students and staff are not permitted to wear, use, charge, store smart glasses on school premises or at any school event or activity.
• Parents, caregivers, visitors, contractors must not bring smart glasses onto school premises or to any school-organised activity. 

The use of wearable products such as smart glasses on school premises may create risks relating to:

• students and staff privacy
• child safety and wellbeing
• unauthorised recording, photography or dissemination of information
• examination and assessment integrity
• Cyber security and information security 
• disruption to teaching, learning and school operations.

Reference: Department of Education CEO Instruction: Ban on smart glasses - school premises. Effective date 12 October 2026 

Exemptions

Principals may approve the use of smart glasses for:

• school based medical, accessibility or assistive technology purposes
• educational programs specifically authorised by the Principal.

Non Compliance

• Smart glasses brought onto the school premises by students in breach of this instruction are removed, secured or otherwise managed in accordance with the College Student Behaviour Policy.
• Smart glasses brought onto the school premises by any staff in breach of this instruction are removed, secured or otherwise managed in accordance with the College Unsatisfactory Performance and Misconduct Policy.
• Principals may direct parents, carers, visitors and contractors to remove smart glasses from school premises or the Boarding House and, if they continue to be non-compliant direct them to leave the premises in accordance with the Parent and Carer Code of Conduct.

Sam Dawson

Deputy Principal (Students)