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Welcome to Term 4 - with festivals ahead and the final rhythm of the school year!
Welcome to Term 4 - with festivals ahead and the final rhythm of the school year!
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Back to School Ordering Tips

Late orders for the 2026 BTS season are still accepted - and we will do everything we can to work with you to secure your essentials in time for the beginning of the school year - be in touch if you have any special requirements and lets work together!

From July each year, we accept forward orders for delivery in December and January ready for the new school year. We refer to these as BTS orders.

  • All BTS orders are invoiced in January of the new school year.
  • All BTS orders are clearly labelled by class, and delivered to your school in time for the beginning of the school year.
  • Working with Lists will help you save your Cart while you are still working on your order. You can Save your Cart and when you are ready, come back and retrieve your list to continue working on your order.
  • Lists will let you work on several orders simultaneously. Just save each as a separate list, remembering to delete previous versions to make sure you are always working on the most current version.
  • If a product is indicating it is out of stock, don't worry, all BTS orders are Pre-orders and we will be getting more stock in time for delivering your BTS order.
  • And most importantly, when you finalise your BTS order, before submitting, remember to put 'BTS 2026' in your order reference for BTS orders, and NOW for current orders.
New to BTS ordering, or have any questions? Contact Us
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Do your Teachers Place their own Orders?

If you would like your Teachers to have direct access, either to view pricing, or create orders, we can work with your authorisation process. In all cases, orders are invoiced to your Central Account, clearly indicating the teacher that placed the order.

Some Possibilities we Offer:

  1. Teachers place orders, which we accept and process as approved orders.
  2. Teachers place orders, which we accept, but before processing, we request approval from a central ordering person.
  3. Teachers have access to key orders, but before submitting, SHARE the order with a central ordering person, who pre-approves and submits the order on the Teacher's behalf.
  4. Teachers simply have access to view pricing. If they do create an order, they can SHARE it with the School's central ordering person as a 'wishlist', and it is up the central ordering person what happens next

Want to know more? Contact us to discuss your needs
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Working with Lists and Past Orders

  • Save your cart as a list, when you are ready, come back and retrieve your list and continue working on your order.
  • Work on several orders simultaneously. Just save each order as a separate list.
  • Before placing your order, Save it as a List, for future reference. Very useful as a starting point for BTS orders for different classes.
  • HINT: Delete previous copies of your lists and only store your most recent ore relevant version. This helps keep everything manageable.

Saving your Cart as a List (watch video)

Working with Saved Lists and Deleting Old Lists (watch video)

Reordering a Past Order (watch video)

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Quick Order by Product Code

The Quick Order function is an alternative way to order your products.

You still have access to the standard menus and search options, but this gives you a 'quick' way to type in the Product Code and Quantities you would like.

Very useful if you know exactly what you are wanting to order, or you are working from a list or spreadsheet in front of you.

Using the Quick Order Function (watch video)

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Spreadsheet Orders

Can I place an order using a spreadsheet?

Of course, you have three options for spreadsheet orders:

  1. Use last year's order spreadsheet: Add a column to your previous year's order spreadsheet (to make ordering easy, we automatically supply this at the start of BTS ordering each year)
  2. Use our price list: Create a new spreadsheet using the price list we supply this at the start of BTS ordering each year
  3. Create new spreadsheet: Start fresh following the format guidelines below

Spreadsheet Format Requirements (if not using one of our pre-formatted options above):

  • Row 1, Column 1: Your School Name
  • Row 1, Column 2: Your Order Reference (indicating Purchase Order, Class or Teacher Name)
  • Row 3 onwards: Each product on a separate row with:
  • Column 1 = Mercurius Product Code (found on our website, the Price List we have provided, or your last years order spreadsheet)
  • Column 2 = Product Description, including colour or size option
  • Column 3 = Quantity

Unsure or have more questions, we are here to help ... and remembering the most important part - always specify which class or teacher the order is for.

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Do you provide Stationery Lists for your Students?

Did you know that Mercurius Australia offers this as a service?

We can work with your school to create your Stationery Lists for each Class. We then issue a code for your school, which you pass onto your parents. Parents then access the list through our website, and place and pay for their order online.

Orders are collated and packed together, and sent in Class sets, clearly labelled for each Student, as part of your Back to School Order.

During the year, parents can still access the Class Stationery Lists, and have orders delivered to their home address.

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