The benefits of the application of ICT tools in the education of high school learners have been well-established in various studies. As developments in technology have increased the reach of electronic information resources and enhanced learners’ access to educational information, it is imperative that these tools be available and accessible without any hindrances whatsoever to high school learners. This study was set out to evaluate the state of ICT infrastructure available to high school learners for the advancement of access to educational information while accentuating the efforts by the South African government to promote computer access in schools. This study underscores the importance of ICT tools for high school learners in ensuring quality educational outcome. A triangulated design was adopted to collect both qualitative and quantitative data on the condition of ICT-enabled access to educational information from Grade 12 learners and teachers in the Fort Beaufort Education District, Eastern Cape South Africa. Results show that learners’ access to educational information is constrained by inadequate provision of ICT infrastructure, restricted access to ICT tools, regulations for use of personal ICT tools and absence of information literacy for high school learners. The study, therefore, recommends the improved and dedicated provision of ICT resources, ICT-enabled educational information literacy program and flexibility of rules regarding the use of personal ICT tools at school.

在各种研究中，已经很好地证明了在高中学习者的教育中使用信息通信技术工具的好处。随着技术的发展，电子信息资源的使用范围越来越广，学习者对教育信息的获取也越来越多，因此，这些工具的可用性和可访问性势在必行，而对高中学习者则没有任何障碍。开展这项研究的目的是评估高中学习者可利用的ICT基础设施的状况，以促进获得教育信息，同时加重南非政府在促进学校计算机访问方面的努力。这项研究强调了信息通信技术工具对于高中学习者在确保高质量教育成果方面的重要性。采用了三角设计来收集定性和定量数据，条件是在南非东开普堡福特堡教育区的12级学习者和老师利用信息通信技术使他们能够获取教育信息的情况下。结果表明，由于信息通信技术基础设施的配备不足，信息通信技术工具的使用受到限制，个人信息通信技术工具的使用法规以及高中学习者缺乏信息素养，使学习者无法获得教育信息。因此，该研究建议改进和专门提供信息通信技术资源，支持信息通信技术的教育信息扫盲计划以及关于在学校使用个人信息通信技术工具的规则的灵活性。