diff --git a/components/quickForm/quickForm.js b/components/quickForm/quickForm.js
index 3cf2c9b0..18a31aa3 100644
--- a/components/quickForm/quickForm.js
+++ b/components/quickForm/quickForm.js
@@ -90,4 +90,68 @@ Template.quickForm.helpers({
       grouplessFields: grouplessFieldContext
     }
   }
-})
+});
+
+/* Private Functions */
+
+/**
+ * Takes a schema object and returns a sorted array of field group names for it
+ *
+ * @param   {Object}   schemaObj Like from mySimpleSchema.schema()
+ * @returns {String[]} Array of field group names
+ */
+function getSortedFieldGroupNames(schemaObj) {
+  var names = _.map(schemaObj, function (field) {
+    return field.autoform && field.autoform.group;
+  });
+
+  // Remove undefined
+  names = _.compact(names);
+
+  // Remove duplicate names
+  names = _.unique(names);
+
+  return names.sort();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the schema field names that belong in the group.
+ *
+ * @param   {String}   groupName The group name
+ * @param   {Object}   schemaObj Like from mySimpleSchema.schema()
+ * @returns {String[]} Array of field names (schema keys)
+ */
+function getFieldsForGroup(groupName, schemaObj) {
+  var fields = _.map(schemaObj, function (field, fieldName) {
+    return (fieldName.slice(-2) !== '.$') &&
+      field.autoform &&
+      field.autoform.group === groupName &&
+      fieldName;
+  });
+
+  // Remove undefined
+  fields = _.compact(fields);
+
+  return fields;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the schema field names that don't belong to a group
+ *
+ * @param   {Object}   schemaObj Like from mySimpleSchema.schema()
+ * @returns {String[]} Array of field names (schema keys)
+ */
+function getFieldsWithNoGroup(schemaObj) {
+  var fields = _.map(schemaObj, function (field, fieldName) {
+    let parent = schemaObj[fieldName.substr(0, fieldName.indexOf('.'))];
+    return (fieldName.slice(-2) !== '.$') &&
+      (!field.autoform || !field.autoform.group) &&
+      (!parent || !parent.autoform || !parent.autoform.group) &&
+      fieldName;
+  });
+
+  // Remove undefined
+  fields = _.compact(fields);
+
+  return fields;
+}