AARNet provides K-12 Schools across Australia with the reliable high-speed broadband network and collaboration services they need to deliver high-quality education in the 21st Century
AARNET SERVICES FOR K-12 SCHOOLS
AARNet provides hundreds of Government, Independent and Catholic K-12 Schools across Australia with the reliable high-speed broadband network and collaboration services they need to deliver a high-quality, digitally-enabled education experience to their students.
Our flagship service. We help you choose the capacity that’s right for your school. Schools typically start with a 1Gbps connection to the AARNet backbone with an increasing number of schools now opting for a 10Gbps circuits as they adopt greater usage of cloud-based services for day-to-day operations and curriculum delivery.
Your school will be connected to the AARNet backbone network via dedicated optical fibre provided by AARNet or one of our partner networks.
Our engineers can also work with you to ensure your network infrastructure is optimised to enable your school to make the most of the AARNet gigabit network (additional fees may apply).
As well as connectivity, AARNet provides additional services that can help your school access resources, collaborate and make efficiencies.
Included in your subscription:
Support |
AARNet operates a staffed 24x7 Operations Centre to monitor and maintain its domestic and international network. AARNet customers and partners can also report network faults and conditions that may affect network performance to the operations centre |
|
eduroam |
eduroam is a secure global Wi-Fi roaming service developed for the research an education community. In Australia eduroam is operated by AARNet. |
Learn more |
Available at additional cost:
Cybersecurity for Schools |
AARNet CyberSecurity for Schools is a unique learning enablement and cybersafety platform designed to keep students safe while allowing them to access the digital content they need to accelerate their learning. Co-developed with customers and Cyberhound, the solution offers an extensive set of integrated network and security services and gives teachers real time access control to respond to individual students’ needs. |
Learn more |
Diverse Connections |
K-12 Schools are increasingly dependent on internet access to cloud services for their business operations and curriculum delivery. A secondary connection to the AARNet network via a geographically separate path mitigates the risk of downtime. This secondary connection ensures uninterrupted Internet access by serving as a back-up in case of any issues on the primary connection. |
|
Enterprise Consultancy Services |
AARNet’s enterprise engineering consultancy services can provide schools with cost-effective remote and on-site assistance and professional advice for a wide range of technical and network related tasks, including network issue investigation and upgrades, vendor choice, data centre migration and more. |
|
Operations Centre Services |
In addition to our standard operations centre network services for all customers, AARNet can also provide 24x7 monitoring of your school’s network infrastructure and managed incident response. |
|
SIP Trunks |
MNF Enterprise SIP Trunks and Number Hosting allow you to replace your legacy phone services without losing functionality – or your phone numbers. |
|
Videoconferencing |
The Zoom videoconferencing and virtual meeting tool makes it easy for staff and teachers to collaborate and bring the world of experts and digital experiences into the classroom. |
|
Virtual Private Networks |
Cost-effective and secure direct connections between geographically dispersed campuses and to major metropolitan data centres, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. |
Ballarat Clarendon College implements an improved managed security service from AARNet in partnership with CyberHound.
Read moreFrom bandwidth throttling to unrestricted access to the best online educational resources, connectivity to AARNet has brought Saint Ignatius College in Drysdale to the forefront of digital teaching and learning.
Read moreA diverse connection to the AARNet network ‘future-proofs’ a regional school, where reliable internet supports classroom teaching, links students to metropolitan experts and underpins the adoption of new technologies.
Read moreLoreto Normanhurst is one of several AARNet-connected schools with a successful ICT Integrator program. The program has fast-tracked the time it takes for staff and students to skill up and embrace digital technologies.
Read more