Starting from S5, all students must bring their own laptop or tablet to school as part of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. This requirement supports the development of digital key competence, a fundamental skill for lifelong learning, enabling students to access school materials, complete assignments more efficiently, collaborate on projects, and develop essential digital skills for their future studies and careers.

Devices must meet minimum technical requirements to connect to the school’s secure network. Charging lockers are available, but students should bring devices fully charged each day.

A scientific calculator with, at least, the “sin”, “cos” and “tan” trigonometric functions.

For B-tests, examinations and classwork: A graphic scientific calculator.

Required functionalities:

• Trigonometric functions
• Exponential & logarithm
• Numerical equation(s) solving
• 1-Var & 2-Var Statistics
• Factorials & combinations
• Binomial distribution
• Normal distribution
• Functions: Table of values
• Numeric integration
• Numerical differentiation
• Graphing

Forbidden functionality:

• Computer Algebra System

Team of math and science teachers recommend Numworks calculator purchase.

For classwork only: Use of various apps in accordance with the syllabus (programming, spreadsheets, dynamic geometry, data processing, etc.). No specific device should be purchased by the families for this purpose. A device provided by the school (specific room, trolleys, or general equipment), a personal device within the framework of a BYOD project, or a personal smartphone may be used, the same would be applicable for years s1 to s4. These devices may also by decision of the school be used during assessments which contribute to the A marks.

For B-tests, examinations, and classwork: A non-graphing and non-programmable scientific calculator.

The secondary school strongly advise to choose a laptop in school for educational purposes with the following specifications:

• Windows 11 or Mac OS X. Android and Chromebooks do not support all the software in use in school.
• Integrated WiFi-AC or higher (WiFi-6…)
• Processor: Processor quad Cores or more.
• Memory: We advise at least 8GB Ram, and at least a hard drive with a capacity of 250GB, SSD-Harddrive is recommended.
• Screen size: at least 10.8 inch for comfortable viewing of texts, excel sheets etc. Tablets with small screens are strongly discouraged
• Touch screen and pen are strongly recommended.
• A good integrated or external keyboard in your language
• Lightweight for ease of transport
• A long battery life and/or spare battery (4 cells minimum, 6 cells or more is better)
• Minimum 1 USB-A port, or integrated USB-C port with adaptor for USB-C to USB-A
• Virus protection, a pdf reader (Windows 11 has a virus protection included but another installed is recommend. For the battery life, Norton is not recommended)
• A protective carrying case.