Compass School Manager - School news & events

Compass School Manager offers information regarding school updates, events, upcoming tasks, and additional resources. This application is intended for use by staff, students, and parents.

Who benefits？

School Leaders – Guide your school with clarity and certainty.

Running a school takes coordination of people, processes, information and of course students. So why rely on multiple, old systems to run the show? Compass rolls a range of functions into a single platform, giving you a clear view of what’s going on at school across learning and assessment, wellbeing, and business performance. 

Parents and Carers – Be more involved in your child’s school experience.

Parent and teacher communication plays a significant role in a child’s learning experience. The Compass app enables parents to engage closely with school to see how their child is performing and feeling, book their next teacher conference, pay fees easily, and get ready for the next excursion. The Compass app gives busy parents access to everything they need to know.

eachers – Focus on what you do best.

Teachers are the main ingredient to a successful student experience, so why not free them from manual admin? Compass digitises almost every aspect of learning and assessment. From planning term curriculums, setting learning tasks, sharing resources, and reporting to parents on how students are progressing. Time spent teaching is time better spent.

Business Managers – Deep data insights are just a click away.

No two days are the same for Business Managers. Compass helps you work smarter, no matter what’s thrown at you. And, with complete visibility of everything from payments, to budgets, processes and staff resourcing – you can manage operations with confidence.

Administrators – Take centre stage in school management.

Compass makes light work of multitasking, with a flexible system that keeps up with you every day. Compass enables administrators to manage school data and run comprehensive reports with the click of a button. Spend less time on admin and more time engaging the school community.

IT Managers – set your system up for success.

For IT leaders and School Technicians, implementing new software requires careful planning and delivery. Compass is 100% cloud-based, integrating with a wide range of student information systems, and meets the highest levels of government compliance. Combine this with dedicated change management support, and your transition to a new way of working couldn’t be easier.

Leadership & School Administration Features

We’ve spent years developing our school management ecosystem with one clear goal in mind: to empower school communities to help students grow. Fostering an environment where learning can flourish is central to that.

Better understand your schools performance with dashboards.

Manage your school finances with ease. Send school contribution invoices, accept payments and view billing history all from one place.

Quickly adapt schedules to meet the needs of students and teachers. Create timetables with the click of a button.

Make your staff’s day a little easier with efficient people management and transparent room and resource booking tools.

Leadership & School Administration Modules Features

Manage the day-to-day from a single source of truth.

Pulse：Data visualisation and insights to keep track of the metrics that matter at your school.

Online Orders (Canteen)：Build the canteen of the future with integrated online ordering and payment processes for parents and carers.

Attendance：An intuitive digital roll marking and centralised attendance management system.

People Management：An interface or alternative for your existing SIS, People Management forms the basis of your data in Compass.

Billing Management：Manage school contributions and consent from parents and carers.

Issue Tracker：Report and track school issues, faults or damage to ensure they are resolved in a timely manner.

Meetings：Compass Meetings allows you to keep track of staff meetings throughout the school. Delegating actions and agenda items have never been easier!

Events：Create school excursions and receive payments and consent from parents through the app or portal.

Room Swap：Manage room allocation and changes from a centralised location within your class page.

Resource Bookings：Manage access to school resources such as laptops, ensuring nothing is ever double booked.

Time Card：Manage staff arrivals and departures through your school Kiosk.

Calendar：Track and manage in bulk all current class sessions and rolls.

Parents FAQS

How do I set up a PIN/ Biometric (FaceID/Fingerprint) on my app?

1. If you would like to set up a PIN/ Biometric on the app, go to the hamburger menu and go to Settings

2. Select App security

3. Choose PIN to set up a 4-digit number or Biometric to set up your fingerprint or Face ID.

How do I change my contact details?

Ensure that you never miss a thing by keeping your contact details up-to-date. To do this:

1. Login to your Compass account, and select the Cog Icon in the top right-hand corner of the page.

2. Select Update My Details from the dropdown menu provided.

3. Fill in your new details as desired, then select the Update My Details button to save.

How can I order school photos?

If you’re looking to order a photo previously taken by Compass, please don’t hesitate to contact us, and a member of our friendly support team will be more than happy to assist you in placing a photo order.

Friendly Note: At this time, Compass only offers digital downloads of past Compass photos

How do I pay for an excursion on Compass?

Make snappy, online payments in minutes with our online platform. Simply:

1. Login to your Compass portal (mobile app or web), and view your home page. When an excursion requires consent/payment, a notification will appear here.

2. Click on this link to be redirected to your Action Centre, where all upcoming events/excursions requiring parental/guardian action will automatically display.

3. Click anywhere on the desired event’s line to open the consent/payment section.

4. Fill in the fields provided. To pay specifically, select saved credit card details from the dropdown menu available, or add a new credit via the ‘New Credit Card’ option.

5. Once completed, select Proceed, to submit your payment for processing. 

Friendly Note: Currently, only VISA or MasterCard payments are accepted by Compass. Alternative payment options may be available at your school’s general office.

How do I pay course confirmation and school fees on Compass?

Confirm course fees in seconds. Just:

1. Login to your Compass portal (mobile app or web), and view your home page. When school fees require consent/payment, a notification will appear here.

2. Selecting this link will redirect you to your Course Confirmations/Payments page. Simply click on the name of the fee that you wish to pay to begin the payments process.

3. You may be asked to consent to certain agreements, such as an ICT usage Agreement, before paying your school fees. Type your full name into the provided box to accept the above terms, and click Proceed to continue.

4. Review your payment summary, and fill-in your Credit Card details.

5. Click Pay Now for the payment to be processed.

Friendly Note: Currently, only VISA or MasterCard payments are accepted by Compass. Alternative payment options may be available at your school’s general office.

What is a voluntary payment?

When paying school fees, some amounts may be fixed (compulsory), while others are voluntary. These voluntary amounts can be changed by clicking on the corresponding Amount box and manually updating the figure as desired. 

Can I use a payment plan?

If available, the option for Payment Plans will be clearly visible at the end of the Course Confirmation payment process (below where your card details are recorded). If unavailable, you may need to contact your school to make alternative arrange

Where can I access my child's reports?

Access and download your student’s reports with ease. Simply:

‍1. Login to your school’s Compass Portal.

2. Select the View Academic Reports option below your student’s name. This should redirect you to a page showing all progress and semester reports available.

3. Select the name of the report you are interested in viewing, and this should automatically begin the download process.

Friendly Note: if your child has since left/graduated from school, you won’t be able to access their reports through Compass, and will instead need to follow-up with the school.

Where do I see the payments I've made through Compass?

View in-Compass payments, in three simple steps:

1. Login to Compass.

2. Select the Cog Icon in the top right hand corner of your page.

3. Select the My Payments option, and review your payment history.