From day one, Government schools have been at the heart of Compass. Built alongside educators and administrators, our platform is purpose-built for the realities of modern school life and is trusted by more Government schools in Australia than any other school management system.
Trusted by thousands of Government schools as the school management standard, and Department of Education approved in NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS and WA.
Meets Department, state and jurisdiction requirements, and local curriculum and reporting formats supporting consistent compliance and auditing.
Dashboards and data visualisations provide cohort-level insight across attendance, behaviour and learning to guide planning and intervention.
Billing management supports policy requirements with centralised payments and consent, and end-to-end transaction traceability.
Automations across attendance, reporting, behaviour and communications streamline processes and reduce administrative load.
Encryption and Australia-based data centres support safe handling of school and family data, backed by high uptime and dependable web and mobile performance.
With Pulse data visualisation, analytics and in-built reporting, you can get a real-time cross-campus picture, make confident decisions on strategy, staffing and support, surface cohort and subject trends, and export board-ready insights.
Sophisticated, accurate attendance tracking keeps a reliable record of your students
With a layered attendance model, you can track attendance across real school life, including events, activities and partial absence. Keep records accurate, make duty of care clear, reduce chasing, improve compliance and reporting and deliverables to the department.
With Chronicle, create secure, auditable workflows that incorporate confidential notes, alerts, and referrals, so the right people see the right information at the right time, enabling timely interventions and stronger safeguarding.
Give parents and students a better online experience with centralised messages, payments, permissions, reports and attendance. Send targeted notifications, enable two-way messaging, reduce phone/email traffic and keep everyone informed in real time.
With Billing Management, you can collect and reconcile curriculum and voluntary contributions in line with parent payment policy requirements, enabling instalments, receipts, refunds and adjustments to reduce admin and make payments simpler for families.
Over 50 customisable modules adapt to a school’s policies and size. Our unified system provides comprehensive functionality, replacing fragmented processes and streamlining operations with scalable, flexible software.
We are here to support you and your school to ensure its long-term success. Our team works alongside you to make sure you get the most out of the Compass platform.
How we provide support for our schools
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