Amazon Australia launches School Hub to simplify and cut costs for K–12 booklists
New online store offers curriculum-aligned, state-specific booklists and a 10% discount to help parents with back-to-school expenses
Amazon Australia has launched a dedicated online store called School Hub aimed at making K–12 book purchasing simpler and less costly for parents and teachers.
The marketplace said the hub provides curated lists of titles aligned with each Australian state's curriculum, enabling shoppers to browse by year level and subject from kindergarten through Year 12. The offering includes textbooks, NAPLAN resources, study guides, dictionaries, thesauruses and atlases, and is intended to consolidate classroom and at-home learning resources in a single storefront. Parents can receive booklists for the new school year between September and November and the retailer is promoting a 10 percent discount on orders of $60 or more through Feb. 28, 2026.
Amazon describes the School Hub as a user-friendly experience that allows customers to shop by curriculum and to find titles curated by state and school year. The company said the platform is designed to offer competitive prices and fast delivery, reducing the logistical complexity often associated with assembling school booklists.
The launch adds a curated, curriculum-focused shopping option to Amazon Australia's wider marketplace, where parents and educators can search for state-specific resources and common classroom materials in one place. The hub's organisation by state curriculum responds to the fact that Australian states and territories set separate syllabuses and prescribed materials, which can complicate back-to-school purchasing.
Publicly available details on the hub focus on the shopping features and promotional discount; Amazon has not released technical specifics about how listings are compiled or whether external education bodies were consulted in the curation process. The retailer's announcement indicates that lists will be available ahead of the start of the school year to let families compare options and place orders with time for delivery.
Textbooks and other school resources are a recurring area of expenditure for Australian households, and retailers have increasingly promoted packaged or curated back-to-school solutions to streamline purchasing. Amazon's School Hub joins other retail efforts to centralise supplies and study materials, drawing on the company's existing logistics and marketplace infrastructure to present curriculum-aligned selections.
Customers interested in the School Hub can access it through Amazon Australia's website. The introductory discount of 10 percent on a minimum spend of $60 is scheduled to run until Feb. 28, 2026, according to Amazon's announcement.