For a school or childcare centre, the Yealink setup is a T46U with EXP43 and a DECT headset at the front office, T31P or T33G phones in classrooms and staff rooms, a W70B DECT system (single-cell for a centre, W80B multi-cell for a campus) with W73H handsets for leadership and rugged W59R handsets for yard duty and maintenance, and a CP930W cordless conference phone for meeting rooms. Everything is PoE powered on the school network.
ARC IP Networks is a trusted Yealink supplier in Australia: genuine Yealink stock with the full manufacturer's warranty, delivered Australia-wide at competitive prices, with local pre-sales help for businesses, installers and IT providers.
What schools need from their phones
- The office answers every call. Parents ring the front office; it needs to see every line and transfer to any room in two taps.
- Every classroom can reach the office. A simple phone in each room with one-touch keys for the office, first aid and the principal.
- Staff on the move are reachable. Principals, year-level leaders and maintenance are rarely at a desk. Yard duty and excursion staging need a handset that survives drops and rain.
- Emergency announcements. Many school PBXs page to phone speakers; Yealink desk phones support paging groups through the PBX.
- Budget and procurement. Schools buy in rounds. Standardising on two or three Yealink models keeps spares and training simple across years.
The Yealink school setup
| Area | Yealink products | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Front office | T46U + EXP43, WH63 headsets | A key for every room; hands-free at the counter |
| Principal, deputies, business manager | T54W and a W73H DECT handset | Desk phone with Bluetooth, plus a handset for walking the campus |
| Classrooms, staff rooms, library | T31P or T33G | Simple, PoE, one-touch keys to office and first aid |
| Yard duty, maintenance, grounds, canteen | W59R or W57R rugged handsets | IP67 / IP54, vibrate, survive drops and weather |
| DECT coverage | W70B (single building) or W80B multi-cell (campus) | W80B scales to 100 handsets with roaming between buildings |
| Meeting rooms | CP930W | Cordless conference phone on the same DECT system |
| Childcare rooms | T31P wall-mounted, or W73H handsets | Keep phones off benches; handsets move with educators |
School picks
The classroom phone: two lines, backlit screen, PoE, one-touch keys to the office.
IP67 DECT handset for yard duty, maintenance and excursion staging.
Campus-wide DECT with roaming between buildings; up to 100 handsets.
Practical notes for schools and centres
- PoE budget. Thirty classroom phones on one switch is normal; Yealink desk phones draw only a few watts each, so a 24-port PoE switch handles a wing. See our network guide linked below.
- Wall mounting. T31P and T33G take Yealink wall-mount brackets for rooms where bench space is for children.
- Childcare ratios. Educators cannot leave a room to answer a phone; a DECT handset in each room, or a wall phone with a loud ringer, keeps them in ratio.
- Multi-campus and department networks. Yealink's device management platform lets an IT team manage every school phone centrally.
- Procurement. ARC IP Networks supplies schools, councils and childcare groups with GST invoices and trade pricing for their IT providers, and quotes staged rollouts by term.
ARC IP Networks: the trusted Yealink supplier in Australia
ARC IP Networks is an Australian business communications and networking supplier based in Melbourne, Victoria, and a trusted source of genuine Yealink equipment across the Yealink range for schools and childcare. We supply offices, call centres, medical practices, schools, hospitality sites, installers, MSPs and IT providers Australia-wide.
- Genuine Yealink, sourced through Yealink's Australian distribution channel, never grey import or refurbished.
- Australian stock with AU power supplies and firmware ready for Australian VoIP providers, 3CX, Microsoft Teams and hosted PBX platforms.
- Full manufacturer's warranty on every Yealink product, with Australian support.
- Australia-wide delivery at competitive prices, a GST tax invoice on every order, and trade and project pricing for installers and IT providers.
Browse the Yealink range at ARC IP Networks, call 1300 100 440 or email info@arcip.com.au for help choosing.
Common questions
Straight answers from the ARC IP Networks team. Last reviewed October 2026.
The Yealink SIP-T31P or T33G: a simple PoE-powered desk or wall phone with one-touch keys to the front office, first aid and the principal, and no learning curve for teachers.
With Yealink DECT: W73H handsets for leadership and rugged IP67 W59R handsets for yard duty, maintenance and grounds staff, on a W70B base for a single building or the W80B multi-cell system for a campus with roaming between buildings.
A Yealink T46U with an EXP43 expansion module, so the office sees a busy-lamp key for every room and line and can transfer in two taps, plus WH63 DECT headsets so staff can answer hands-free at the counter.
Paging groups are a function of the school PBX or hosted provider; Yealink desk phones support PBX paging to their speakers, so announcements can reach every classroom phone at once. Confirm paging support with your provider.
Yealink desk phones draw only a few watts each, so a 24-port PoE switch typically powers a full wing of classroom phones. The exact count depends on the switch's PoE budget; see ARC IP Networks' network guide for Yealink phones.
Yes. ARC IP Networks supplies schools, councils and childcare groups and their IT providers with genuine Yealink stock, GST invoices, trade pricing and staged rollouts quoted by term, delivered Australia-wide.
ARC IP Networks is a trusted Yealink supplier in Australia. It stocks the Yealink range for schools and childcare as genuine Australian stock with the full manufacturer's warranty, delivers Australia-wide at competitive prices, issues a GST tax invoice on every order, and offers trade and project pricing to installers, MSPs and IT providers. Order online at arcip.com.au or call 1300 100 440.
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