NSW EduChat

NSW EduChat

Dear parents and carers,
We are excited to announce that in Term 4, students in Years 5 to 12 will gain access to NSWEduChat, a safe generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tool developed by the NSW Department of Education.
NSWEduChat has been successfully trialled in 50 schools since 2024 and staff and students have provided positive feedback about the tool and how students can use it.
NSWEduChat works differently to other commonly used GenAI tools. It does not just give direct answers to students. Instead, it provides guidance and asks open-ended questions encouraging students to think critically and express their ideas, reasoning, and assumptions.
Important actions for families
Please read the attached parental privacy notice, which includes information on NSWEduChat, data collection, and privacy.
Benefits of NSWEduChat
  • Creates new opportunities to enhance teaching and learning, while maintaining a safe and human-centred approach in the classroom where we value teacher expertise.
  • Promotes equitable learning opportunities by providing students with a free, safe and effective generative AI (GenAI) tool that is owned and designed by the department.
  • Enables students to develop critical AI skills in a safe environment where content is filtered, and their data is secured.
  • Helps teachers advance students’ independent learning and critical thinking. We’ve heard from our trial school principals that NSWEduChat is a valuable resource for advancing these skills and increasing student confidence and engagement. Students have said it helps them understand their work better, develop their writing skills and break down complex tasks.
How students can access NSWEduChat
Students will be able to access the tool using a single sign-on via the NSWEduChat website or the student portal. Students will need to log in using their NSW Department of Education login. Only the student who is logged in should use NSWEduChat.
For more information about NSWEduChat, please refer to Student use of NSWEduChat on the department’s website.