Get Started with Your Parent Portal
Welcome to the introductory guide for Parent Portal and its key features!
This guide is designed to help you, as a parent, easily manage your child’s school requirements through the COS Parent Portal. We’ll walk you through each step, from logging in to finalising your orders for school packs, levies, and donations if applicable, ensuring a straightforward and efficient experience.
1. Accessing the Portal
Open your preferred web browser and enter parent.cos.net.au into the address bar, then press Enter. This will take you to the COS Parent Portal homepage.
Alternatively: You can click the link provided in your Parent Portal Letter. This link will automatically log you into COSNet, so you can bypass the login process.
If you accessed COSNet using the link in your Parent Portal Letter, please proceed directly to Step 3.
2. Logging into Your Account
Enter the 6-digit access code provided by your school in the School Parent Letter.
Make sure you use the code provided specifically for your parent account to sign in and access the COS Parent Portal.
3. Enter Your Email Details
Before you continue, please enter your email address. This will help us take care of your account management.
By providing your email, you’ll be able to:
- Save your shopping cart — so you can come back to it anytime without starting over.
- Track your order and delivery — know exactly when your child’s pack will arrive.
- Receive important information — like codes for digital books or updates about your order.
We’ll only use your email for these essentials — keeping the process simple, clear, and stress-free.
4. Selecting Your Child's School Pack
Once logged in, you will be taken to your school’s School Pack page. Select the pack that corresponds to your child’s current year level.
5. Reviewing and Adjusting Items
Within the selected pack, you will see a list of items. Mandatory items are greyed out and cannot be removed. For other items, you have the flexibility to adjust the quantity as needed to suit your child’s specific requirements.
6. Managing Levies and Donations (If Applicable)
If your school has included options for levies or donations (such as a building fund), you will find a section where you can adjust the amount you wish to contribute.
7. Entering Student Information
A field will be provided for you to input your student’s full name. Please ensure this is entered accurately to facilitate correct order processing.
8. Adding to Your Cart
After reviewing all your selections for the pack, click the “Add to Cart & Continue” button. This action will place the selected pack and its contents into your shopping cart.
9. Ordering for Additional Children (If Required)
If you have more than one child for whom you need to order packs, simply click on the “Add & Order Another Pack” option. You can then repeat steps 3 through 7 for each additional child.
10. Back to School Extras Page
These are completely optional – feel free to add anything extra your child might need!
11. Shopping Cart
Review your products, make your final adjustments and then click the “Proceed to Check Out” button.
12. Proceeding to Checkout
Once you have added all necessary packs and items to your cart, click the “Checkout” button. This will take you to the payment section to finalise your order.