Ultranet

The Ultranet is a student centred electronic learning environment that supports high quality learning and teaching, connects students, teachers and parents and enables efficient knowledge transfer. It will establish a schools environment for the future that improves the educational outcomes of all Victorians.

Objectives of the Ultranet:

• improve responsiveness to individual learning needs
• provide better information to parents, the school system and Government
• improve efficiency of the learning environment and school administration
• adopt an enterprise approach to intranet development
• exploit previous ICT investments

Key benefits of the Ultranet to the community:

• establish a school environment for the future
• improve the educational outcomes of Victorians
• reduce the administrative burden on teachers and school leaders
• reduce the future cost of education
• improve educational opportunities for regional, rural and remote Victorians

The Ultranet was announced in Labor’s Financial Statement as a $60.5 million project for Victorian government schools.