As companies debate the merits of allowing employees to bring their own smartphones and computers to work, another sector is forging ahead allowing a younger generation to do just that and more.

Some schools are not only allowing students to bring laptops and tablets to class in keeping with the trend known as BYO device or BYOD, they are also outsourcing technical support to the students themselves.

At The Illawarra Grammar School students in Years 7 to 12 must bring their own device for use in classrooms.

Hawker College in the ACT introduced BYOD for students last year. Principal Stephen Gwilliam says students who take up the option are responsible for their own technical support.

"If you bring a device, we're not fixing it," says Gwilliam.