"No child should miss out on technology" says Kaponga School principal Shane Downs.
He explains why achieving a one-to-one device to student ratio was so important to him for Kaponga School.
"As technology advances so does the way that students learn and interact. Through this technology we can teach the students how to be responsible digital citizens and how to be competent in a digital world."
At the end of last year Kaponga School received a grant from TSB Community Trust for $19,000 to help Shane achieve this ratio. Along with funding from the school's Parent Teacher Association and the Board of Trustees, Shane purchased a range of iPads and Chromebooks for the school.
"We have started the new year with the ICT equipment integrated into students' everyday learning and have already seen an increase in the sharing of learning between the teachers and pupils as well as pupils and their families."