Compass is a small independent P-10 school located on-campus at QUT, Kelvin Grove. The philosophy of the school centres around the child/young person's learning journey with an innovative program of inquiry, play, creativity and collaboration. The children/young people delve into integrated and transdisciplinary units of inquiry, engage in focused learning blocks and in the Primary school enjoy 90 minutes of outdoor learning and play everyday in surrounding parkland.

Compass presently has two multi-age classes with children from Prep to Year 6 and one multi-age class with young people from Y7-9. There are approximately 50 students with three teachers in the Primary and 14 students with two part-time teachers in the Secondary.