Specifications

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Web content filtering
Web Filtering
DETE operate a best-practice web filtering system to protect students, schools and corporate offices
from malicious web activity and access to inappropriate websites. This works on Q4 devices when
used on or off DETE (school) networks. The filtering client is already installed on devices and allows
DETE to provide its duty of care while the device is not protected by the department’s network.
Web filtering adds additional measures to protect staff and students against:
• Inappropriate webpages
• Spyware and malware
• Instant messaging
• Peer-to-peer sessions
• Scams and identity theft
This utilises a precautionary approach to blocking websites – blocking sites with no information about
their purpose and content within their descriptions.
Web filtering - students and parents
Students and parents will interact with web filtering only when a block page is presented. These are
displayed after the user tries to access a blocked website. The block page has been created to inform
the person trying to access the page that the site has potentially been deemed as being inappropriate
by DETE standards. This includes:
• The site has not yet been approved as appropriate
• The site cannot be confirmed as a permissible site
For a categorical view of what is allowed and blocked while both at school and at home please follow
this link: http://education.qld.gov.au/smartclassrooms/mis/filtering.html.
Parents or caregivers may be asked to choose between a ‘High’ or ‘Medium’ level of filtering for the
student while not connected to the DETE network. Further information is available via the link above.
It is important to know the difference between the two.