@User128574 , Based on my research, I didn't find any document mention the iPad for education limitation on Intune enroll. So I think if the Apple iPadOS is 13.0 and later, it can works.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/fundamentals/supported-devices-browsers
We can download company portal and sign in to use BYOD method to enroll the device
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/enrollment/device-enrollment
Hope it can help.
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