Learning and Teaching
Australian Mathematics Competition 2026
This year the students in Year 3,4, 5 and Year 6 have the opportunity to compete in the Australian Mathematics Competition organised through the Australian Mathematics Trust. This is an optional activity for students who have an interest or passion in the area of mathematics. The competition challenges students to apply their mathematical problem-solving skills across a range of topics within the Victorian Curriculum 2.0. All students who participated will receive a certificate and a snapshot of information regarding their results.
This competition will be held during school learning time between Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th August 2026. It involves 30 questions (25 multiple choice, 5 integer) over a 60 minute time frame. The divisions students compete in according to their year level at school are Middle Primary (Year 3 and Year 4) and Upper Primary (Year 5 and Year 6). Some students in Year 5 and Year 6 have already registered in this competition when they competed in the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking competition early this term. Further information regarding the competition including scoring system, award criteria and sample questions can be found at the following website - https://www.amt.edu.au/amc
Attached is a link to the 2024 and 2025 papers - https://bit.ly/4fM99JW . Problemo (Sandpit) is an free online website with problems designed by AMT which families can also access. https://app.problemo.edu.au/student/sandpit
The cost involved is $10.00 per student. Permission forms will be sent home today and payment for this activity closes on Thursday 25th June.
If you have any other questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Due to there being a cut off date we cannot accept any late enrolments and payments.
ICAS 2026
This year Good Shepherd will allow the opportunity for students in Year 2 to 6 to participate in International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) as part of our academic enrichment activities. ICAS Assessments are designed to recognise academic excellence. Students who participate are assessed on their ability to apply classroom learning to new contexts using higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills.
We will be facilitating the English and Mathematics Assessments for any students in Years 2 to 6 that would like to participate. This is an optional extracurricular activity for students to participate in.
Each assessment costs $21.95. These assessments will take place between the assessment sitting windows (English 10th - 14th August and Mathematics 24th - 28th August).
To register and pay online, you will need to use the following link and code:
Payment cannot be made at school.
Our Parent Page link is: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/UTR339
Our School Access Code: UTR339
Registration closes on Monday 27th July
At the beginning of Term 2 we will send out further information regarding the event
If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact me or visit icaassessment.com.
Kellie Cumming
Learning and Teaching Leader