Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited (CESL) is one of four Catholic dioceses in Victoria, managing 58 schools and early childhood communities across the state’s northeast, including Bendigo, Wodonga, Kerang, and Shepparton. 

CESL’s mission is to deliver equitable, high-quality education by ensuring all students have access to the same technology, infrastructure, and resources - regardless of location. To achieve this, CESL has embarked on an IT transformation to create one of Australia’s leading technology environments. By adopting new tools, solutions, and partnerships, they aim to reduce staff workloads, minimise downtime, and provide schools with efficient, future-ready technology.

To support this journey, Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited sought a flexible technology partner capable of designing an end-to-end solution aligned with their vision.

No out-of-the-box solution fits all of Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited’s requirements – only a custom and human-centric approach could help them solve all challenges.

The innovative nature of CESL's IT transformation required a bespoke, collaborative approach. CHG-MERIDIAN collaborated with CES and their partner to design a holistic Device as a Service solution with Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited that addressed all aspects of the technology experience.

Following various workshops, a bespoke Device as a Service solution was devised that harmonised their school technology, reduced administrative burden on school staff and provided efficient teaching and learning environment for staff and students.

All schools now have equal access to best-in-class devices, procurement and asset management processes are now digitised and the total cost of ownership of IT equipment has decreased.

The Device as a Service concept is supported by CHG-MERIDIAN’s asset management platform, tesma. The online system enables schools to procure devices directly from a pre-defined catalogue, manage and return their technology online, and forecast future technology requirements.

Our leading asset management system, tesma, has made the technology procurement, management and returns experience simple. Each school can order its technology from a pre-defined catalogue defined by the IT team, harmonising technology across all schools and providing each of them with equitable access. Additionally, the Catholic Education Sandhurst Limited office and individual schools know exactly what devices they have, where they are and when they are due for renewal.