Best School Stationery And Pencil Cases For Back To School 2026

Despite our best intentions, all the preparation at the school year soon unravels into chaos.

One pen in the bottom of the bag, lost water bottles, and torn backpacks.

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t value in being as prepped as possible at the beginning of the school year.

And there’s nothing better than a fully stocked pencil case to get your little one in the right mindset for the year of learning ahead.

Don’t worry, though, you won’t have to trawl between sold out TG Jones, TX Maxx, and Ryman on the high street this year.

We’ve rounded up the very best pencil cases, pens, stationery sets, and highlighters to save yourself time.

And honestly, it’s a great year for stationery: each year brands continue to top themselves. Stand outs this year include glitter highlighters (I would’ve been all over these at school and, um, now), Maped’s Kidy Learn Concentration set, which contains spinnable and touchable rulers and pens for kids that struggle to focus in class, and erasable coloured pencils.

Of course, there are also some excellent pencil cases in there. But if you want to minimise the chances of having to re-purchase everything on this list, we highly recommend buying yourself a Cricut so you can make personalised stickers and decals to plaster all over your little one’s belongings. You’re welcome!