The COMPASS project is part of NZCER's Te Pae Tawhiti Government Grant Programme of Research. It is also aligned to the broad goals and aspirations of NZCER, in that its overarching purpose is to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the notion of Whakatere Tomua--Wayfinding. The current study employs the Indigenous practice of wayfinding to frame discussions about how whanau Pasifika envision success for their tamariki through a range of values and characteristics. These values--which are central to whanau Pasifika--can be understood as stars that guide akonga in their educational pursuits. The characteristics are the enactment of values that steer akonga towards achieving their educational aspirations. The findings of this report highlight how whanau of tamariki Pasifika not only aspire for their tamariki to be successful at school but also purposefully facilitate the success of their tamariki through a range of Pasifika values and characteristics that are central to their personhood. The authors begin this report by articulating their choice to privilege te reo Maori rather than Pasifika languages. This is important and part of the next section in which they position themselves, as Pasifika and tangata Tiriti living here on this whenua of Aotearoa. The design, research questions, approach, and data collection and analysis are outlined, highlighting who the participants are that inform this study. The remaining sections report the findings and discussion of this study. Employing the Indigenous practice of wayfinding, the report draws into sharp focus how Pasifika values guide, and characteristics shape, Pasifika success for whanau. At times this can appear to be in direct opposition to mainstream educational settings, but in some contexts whanau articulated how they aim to work in partnership with educational systems privileging their values and characteristics for the educational success of tamariki in Aotearoa. The authors end this study by drawing conclusions and providing provocations for the reader.