Is my school allowed to install program-viewing and website blockers on my personal laptop?

[u/SteaIthed]

This is just a question i have and i would like answers since my school wont give me any. Im currently in the process of purchasing a personal laptop. I asked the school if it was okay for me to handle everything with my laptop. They said this was okay. Now, because its my personal laptop they said it wont be covered under the schools warranty. Which makes sense. But know here comes the confusing part, for me at least. Is my school allowed to put software on my computer without my consent that restricts what i am able to do on it? If i dont use the schools provided devices, or their own network. Do they have the right to make changes to MY personal device?

Reason why im asking is because i plan to use this device after i finish school, and i dont want spyware and restrictions on my own laptop. Especially when trying to install programs ect.

Now i understand this is probably entirely dependent on the schools policy. But i would like a general answer, What most schools do at least.

For your information my school is located in Australia, Queensland, Sunshine Coast

tl;dr Is my school allow to install programs on my personal laptop without my consent?

[u/schmidit]

If you want to use a device on their network in their building then they can ask you to install anything they want.

You’re free to say no and they’re free to not let you use it in their building and on their network.

[u/SteaIthed → u/schmidit]

I dont have to worry about their networks restrictions as i can simply use my mobile data. So i dont think the network TOS will apply to me.

[u/DClawsareweirdasf → u/SteaIthed]

In that case they don’t have to let you use a personal computer at all.

It’s not worth the headache at all. There’s nothing you need to do on your personal computer, on your mobile data network, that you don’t want your school to know about, that is worth this headache.

Get a school computer, use it appropriately, get a good education, and go on with your life. There’s no good reason for all of this.

For what it’s worth, I’m a teacher. I have a personal computer and I use it for personal things. I have a school computer and I use it for school things.

My personal computer is way better than my school computer. But my school computer is good enough to handle what I need it to handle at school. When I go home, I use my personal computer privately for whatever I want.

You don’t need a better computer to write a paper in google docs. Just use the school one.