This week, all Year 8 and 9 students will receive an email from St John Paul II College, Nicholls <edval-noreply> containing their login details to access the portal and select electives and core subjects for Year 9 and 10 in 2026.

Please note: We are unable to send this email to parent email addresses due to the limits of the system.

The elective selection process has two steps:

1. When they receive the electives email, students are asked to log in and enter their preferences into the online platform and submit.
2. To ensure students have discussed their selections, parents are then asked to log in to the Compass portal and acknowledge the selections have been discussed.

The elective system will open on Thursday, 26 June at 6:00pm. Electives will be allocated based on the order in which forms are submitted—first in, first served.

Students will be choosing electives to study for the full year. We understand that interests can change, so there will be an opportunity to swap electives later in the year during Term 4, when allocations are confirmed. Please note that changes can only be made if there are places available in the desired elective.

Once the 2026 school year begins, we are unable to consider further changes to elective choices.

There is no prior learning required for Year 9 and 10 electives. We encourage students to select subjects that genuinely interest them. If your child has been selected for an extension course, this will be visible in the portal.

If a student does not make their selection by 9am on Monday, 28 July 2025, we will allocate them to an elective to ensure everyone has a place. If your child needs more support about making elective choices, please contact their pastoral care teacher.

If you are experiencing any difficulties with the portal please don’t hesitate to contact Belinda Hammond via email: belinda.hammond@cg.catholic.edu.au

Jacob Knowles
Assistant Principal- Strategy and Staff