As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2013,

1933 Act File No. 333-126293
1940 Act File No. 811-21779

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933	þ
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.	o
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 87	þ

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940	þ
AMENDMENT NO. 89	þ

(CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX OR BOXES)

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

601 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE (617) 663-2844

THOMAS M. KINZLER
601 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02210

NAME AND ADDRESS (OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)

COPIES OF COMMUNICATIONS TO:

MARK P. GOSHKO, ESQ
KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART PRESTON GATES ELLIS LLP
ONE LINCOLN STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02111

APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING:

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

þ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

o on [ ] pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

o 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

o on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

o 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

o on [ ] pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

o this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT

EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT

EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

EX-101 DEFINITION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 17th day of January 2013.

John Hancock Funds II
By: Name:	/s/ Hugh McHaffie Hugh McHaffie
Title:	President

As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Hugh McHaffie Hugh McHaffie	President (Chief Executive Officer)	January 17, 2013
/s/ Charles A. Rizzo Charles A. Rizzo	Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)	January 17, 2013
/s/ Charles L. Bardelis * Charles L. Bardelis	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ James R. Boyle * James R. Boyle	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Craig Bromley* Craig Bromley	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Peter S. Burgess * Peter S. Burgess	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ William H. Cunningham * William H. Cunningham	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Grace K. Fey * Grace K. Fey	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Theron S. Hoffman * Theron S. Hoffman	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Deborah C. Jackson* Deborah C. Jackson	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Hassell H. McClellan * Hassell H. McClellan	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ James M. Oates * James M. Oates	Trustee	January 17, 2013

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Steven R. Pruchansky * Steven R. Pruchansky	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Gregory A. Russo * Gregory R. Russo	Trustee	January 17, 2013
/s/ Warren A. Thomson * Warren A. Thomson	Trustee	January 17, 2013

*By:	/s/ Christopher Sechler Christopher Sechler
	Attorney-In-Fact, under

Power of Attorney previously filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 82 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on December 18, 2012

Exhibit Index

EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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