Mary MacKillop College

The problem

Mary MacKillop College operates a single campus in Adelaide, with a strong reliance on technology to support teaching, learning, and administration.

The school experienced multiple extended power outages over a short period, some lasting several days. These outages disrupted access to on-site servers and systems, preventing normal operations, impacting remote learning, and creating safety concerns.

Their existing infrastructure was heavily dependent on on-premise systems, and their ageing phone system was unreliable, unsupported, and lacked even basic functionality. The school required a solution that would ensure continuity of learning and operations even during extended outages, while modernising both infrastructure and communications.

What we did

Caznet migrated the school's server infrastructure into a secure data centre environment, removing reliance on on-site systems and ensuring availability regardless of local power conditions.

A dedicated 10 Gbps fibre connection was deployed between the campus and the data centre, providing high-speed, low-latency access to centrally hosted systems.

Caznet also delivered a 1 Gbps fibre internet service to the campus, supported by a backup NBN connection to ensure continued internet access in the event of an outage.

The legacy phone system was replaced with a modern hosted business phone system, providing improved reliability, functionality, and ease of use.

All services were implemented in collaboration with the school's internal IT team, ensuring alignment with existing systems and operational requirements.

The result

Mary MacKillop College now operates on a highly resilient infrastructure platform, with critical systems hosted in a secure data centre environment and accessible even during extended power outages.

Remote learning can continue uninterrupted, ensuring students and staff maintain access to essential systems regardless of on-site conditions.

The high-speed fibre connectivity has significantly improved performance across all systems, supporting modern, internet-based learning tools and services.

The new phone system has improved communication reliability and functionality across the school.

With a resilient network, modern infrastructure, and reliable communications in place, the school is now well equipped to support both day-to-day operations and future digital learning requirements.