Stationery Requirements
Stationery Requirements for 2025
Students will need the following stationery for the 2025 school year. St John Paul II College has partnered with COS to offer pre-packed book packs tailored to each year level's requirements. COS will handle the packing and delivery of all necessary resources directly to families.
For detailed instructions on how to access the COS Parent Portal, please refer to the Parent Letter available through the links below.
Year 11 & 12 - see list below for requirements
COS Parent Portal Click HERE
Please ensure all equipment brought to the college is appropriately labelled. If any family is unable to purchase these resources, please contact leon.stanf@cg.catholic.edu.au so we can discuss options for support.
General Resources Required by all Students for all Year Levels
| Item | Quantity |
| Pencil HB | 4 |
| Pencil 2B | 4 |
| Blue pens | 6 |
| Black pens | 6 |
| Red pens | 2 |
| Highlighters | 2 |
| Glue stick | 1 |
| Scissors | 1 |
| Coloured pencil set (12 pencils) | 1 |
| Texta set (12 colours) | 1 |
| Ruler (30cm) | 1 |
| White board marker (black or blue) | 8 |
| Pencil sharpener | 1 |
| Eraser | 1 |
| Plastic Wallet folders (to keep A4 handouts) | 6 |
| Pencil Case | 1 |
| Calculator* | 1 |
*Students in Years 8-10 are welcome to bring the calculator they have purchased to use at school, prior to this year.
Students in year 7 and students in Years 8-10 are required to purchase a Casio Fx-8200Au or equivalent.
Other Resources
| Item | Quantity |
| Lock for locker | 1 |
| Device as per requirements | 1 |
| Full PE uniform in PE bag (Year 7-10) | 1 |
Subject Specific Resources for Each Year
Below is a list of resources required at the start of the year for each subject area. The rows highlighted in yellow are elective subjects. Please only buy the resources for the subjects’ students will be studying. Please note we are asking students to have individual books for each subject area, as opposed to 5-in-1 subject books.
YEAR 7 |
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| Subject | Item | Quantity |
| Science | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Mathematics | A4 Grid Exercise book (128 pages) | 1 |
| English | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| HASS | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Physical Education (Health) | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Religion | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Chinese (language elective) | Exercise book A4 10mm Grid (96 pages) | 1 |
| French (language elective) | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Art | Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Technology | Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
In addition, students will need to purchase the following two workbooks:
- New Wave Mental Maths Book G (9781923005549)
- Oxford MyEnglish 7 Student Workbook
YEAR 8 |
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| Subject | Item | Quantity |
| Mathematics | A4 Grid Exercise Book (128 pages) | 1 |
| English | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Science | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Religion | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Physical Education (Health) | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| HASS | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Plastic display folder (60 pockets) | 1 | |
| French (language elective) | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Chinese (language elective) | Exercise book A4 10mm Grid (96 pages) | 1 |
| Art | Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Technology | Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
In addition, students will need to purchase the following workbook for English:
- Oxford MyEnglish 8 Student Workbook
YEAR 9 & 10 |
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| Subject | Item | Quantity |
| Mathematics | A4 Grid Exercise Book (128 pages) | 1 |
| English | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Post-it notes or tabs (you must be able to write on them) | 1 set | |
| Science | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Religion | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Physical Education (Health) | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| HASS | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| French (language elective) | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Chinese (language elective) | Exercise book A4 10mm Grid (96 pages) | 1 |
| Sports Studies | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Outdoor Education | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Visual Arts | Visual Art Diary (approx. 120 pages) | 1 |
| Drama | A4 Exercise book lined (96 pages) | 1 |
| Graphic Design | A4 Sketchbook (about 40 pages) | 1 |
| Photography | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Music | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
| Media | A4 Exercise book lined (128 pages) | 1 |
*No resources are required to start the year where a subject is not listed above
YEAR 11 & 12
Students in Years 11 and 12 are asked to purchase one A4 Exercise Book lined (128 pages) for each of their subjects except for Mathematics and Chinese where the following is required:
- Mathematics -A4 Grid Exercise Book (128 pages)
- Chinese -Exercise Book A4 10mm Grid (96 pages)
In addition, the following resources are required for the following courses:
| Subject | Resource | Quantity |
| Any PDHPE Subjects (Exercise Science, Outdoor Ed, Health and Wellbeing) |
Post it notes or tabs (you must be able to write on them) | 1 set |
| English & English Literature | Post it notes or tabs (you must be able to write on them) | 1 set |
| Graphic Design | A4 Sketch Book | 1 |
| Visual Arts | Visual Arts Process Diary (A3) | 1 |
