All Saints’ was Perth’s first Anglican coeducational school and is proud of its friendly, caring and diverse environment. The dynamic, modern facilities range from state-of-the-art sporting facilities to beautiful gardens, which combined with dedicated staff enables students to reach their maximum potential.
Most schools across Australasia are now demanding responsive and agile access control technologies. In the case of All Saints’ College in Perth, a bespoke SALTO solution has been deployed to meet the needs of its staff, students and visitors whilst still maintaining the modern aesthetic of its award-winning buildings
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I would highly recommend the SALTO system as it provides the ultimate flexibility for our dynamic environment, is future proof and has enabled us to start small and expand based on our requirements.
With powerful features and functionality, SALTO leverages wire-free smart locks to offer a scalable and cost-effective solution for schools.
Prior to installing SALTO, mechanical keys were used - these were not practical when system administrators needed to grant access to staff at a moment’s notice. After-hours access was also an issue, as it was hard to know when external contractors such as cleaners and maintenance personnel needed to access the campus.
Philip Gale, Facilities Manager at All Saints’ College, was already familiar with SALTO (having used a wireless access control solution at a previous institution) so he was keen to see how SALTO could modernise the security systems within the school. Central Lock and Key, a certified SALTO installer, were able to recommend a range of online, SVN-enabled escutcheons and GEO cylinders which were fitted to administration and classroom doors throughout the college. SALTO’s popular locker locks were also utilised in the sports facilities.
Philip Gale was pleased to see the operational benefits SALTO made to the processes within the school:
“Our new SALTO system allowed us to have flexible door security management processes. There are many changes to access requirements in any given week and being able to instantly modify and grant or deny user access is very efficient and something that was simply not possible with our old mechanical key system”. Gale adds “we can also remotely lock and unlock doors and program doors to lock automatically in the event they were not locked at the end of the day”.
As one of Australia’s leading independent Anglican co-educational schools, the safety and security of its students, staff and visitors is paramount. Finding a solution whose products would fit with the college architecturally was also a bonus; “the elegance of the hardware was appealing” says Gale.
As always, it’s important to look forward and upgrade hardware and software as the technologies progress and the school is already considering how digital keys (using your mobile phone as your smartcard) could be implemented and the potential operational benefits this would provide. In addition, All Saints’ College is reviewing SALTO’s integration with other systems currently on campus.
When asked what advice he could offer other institutions considering implementing a new system or migrating to a wireless access control platform, Gale was quick to say “I would highly recommend the SALTO system as it provides the ultimate flexibility for our dynamic environment, is future proof and has enabled us to start small and expand based on our requirements."
- Enhanced security - the city campus is secure and the main campus can be locked down instantly
- Wired and wireless options - SALTO offers the option to have wireless or hard-wired access points, meaning that schools can scale with their building and budgetary requirements
- Flexible programming - allowing access by date and time, as well as by user
- Door automation and reporting – schools can specify when doors lock, unlock and for who. SALTO also reports on doors that have been left open, or forced open by intruders
- Efficiency - the new system offers greater security with less management time
- Aesthetic design – SALTO electronic locks complement many modern architectural styles
All Saints’ was Perth’s first Anglican coeducational school and is proud of its friendly, caring and diverse environment.
