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Built from your feedback
The biggest upgrade yet to the Compass app, rebuilt around feedback from staff, parents and students. It arrives later this term as a normal update, with nothing to download and nothing to set up.
Built on your feedback
The Compass app, shaped by the people who use it.
You told us what would make your day easier, and this update brings those changes together in one release.
For teachers
More time in the classroom.
View full lesson plans and teacher notes, and edit them on the go.
Reimagined class pages, with class banners, replacement teachers, past and future sessions, and class and event resources.
Upload files, photos and document scans to class pages from your phone (scans on supported devices), and see class enrolments and photos in one place.
Quick Observations for a whole group of students, straight from the day’s timetable or roll.
Improved search, now covering rooms, feed and duties.
A reimagined TimeCard experience, also on Apple Watch.
For Parents and Students
Less hassle every day.
An improved absentee form.
Deeper Clipboard integration.
A better conference booking experience.
Home and lock screen widgets for timetable, feed and guardian.
Apple Pay on iPhone for some payments (Australia only).
Class banners, replacement teachers and class resources on every class page.
Light, dark or system appearance.
For leaders
The full picture, wherever you are.
Chronicle Digest in the app.
Richer attendance information on the go, with a class-by-class breakdown.
Improved options for school branding and customisation.
Made for every part of school
What matters, at a glance.
Parents and students
Attendance with a class-by-class breakdown, class changes and replacement teachers as they happen, simpler absence reporting, widgets for timetable, feed and guardian, Apple Pay, and easier conference booking.
Leaders
Chronicle Digest in the app, attendance wherever you are, a class-by-class breakdown, and deeper Clipboard integration to help you keep the full picture close.
Everyone
A smoother, more reliable app that feels at home on a modern phone, with light, dark or system appearance, subtle haptics, and stronger sign-in security.
A better everyday experience
Held to the standard of the best apps on your phone.
We don't just want the best app in education. We want the Compass app to stand alongside the best apps on your phone. It's smoother to use and easier to find your way around. Signing in is more secure and more reliable, notifications are richer, and there's a new Apple Watch app. It's also built for what comes next, with AI-powered features on the way to make everyday tasks simpler.
In your words
The small changes that make a day feel easier.
“I love that I can update teacher notes and learning tasks straight from the app, without opening a web browser. I can also tap into a class to see my students without going into the roll, and having their photos there is a lovely touch."
Staff beta tester, Compass app upgrade
"As a student I like that now I don’t have to go to the browser to see who I have as an substitute teacher. The look is nice and it seems to be working great."
Student beta tester, Compass app upgrade
AUTOMATIC UPDATE
Getting ready is simple.
The upgrade arrives as a normal update to the Compass app everyone already uses. Some people may need to sign back in with their usual details, and all their school information and history is there when they do. Your records stay exactly where they are, and only the app on the phone is upgraded.
Your data stays right where it is.
The upgrade changes the mobile experience, not the information your school relies on.
Get your community ready