International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

St. Justin’s will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS Assessments this year. ICAS is developed by UNSW Global, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of New South Wales, with over 35 years’ experience in educational assessments. ICAS is designed to target students' higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Writing, Mathematics, Science, Spelling and Digital Technologies. St. Justin’s will be offering assessments in English, Writing and Mathematics.

 

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition. Every student will receive a certificate and an online result report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.

 

We encourage you to consider entering your child into ICAS this year. The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. Your child will be presented with high-quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply their learning without the need for prior study or revision. 

 

ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to computer-based assessment. This allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.

 

Learn more about ICAS here: https://www.icasassessments.com/about-us/

 

You can now also register and pay for ICAS online. To enrol your child/ren, visit https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps and enter our unique school code to make a direct payment to UNSW Global.

The unique code for St. Justin’s is MCX662

Online payment & registration closes Monday, 29 July 2024 (11:59pm AEST)

 

The tables below outline the sitting date and price for each competition as well as which year level/s can enter each specific competition.

 

ICAS Competition Dates:

SubjectYear LevelDateCost (incl. GST)
Writing3-6Wednesday 7th August 2024 $19.95
English2-6Wednesday 14th August 2024$19.95
Mathematics2-6Wednesday 28th August 2024$19.95

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

 

Kind regards, 

 

Laura Leung

ICAS Coordinator 

Lleung@sjwheelershill.catholic.edu.au

 

*Privacy notification: UNSW Global stores, uses and modifies the ICAS Assessments data in order to generate reports, conduct research and analysis, and improve its products and services. UNSW Global will not hold or use ICAS Assessments data that constitutes personal information for longer than 15 years. As the parent or guardian of a student who intends to sit ICAS Assessments, you consent to the school collecting the ICAS Assessments data that relates to the student, disclosing it to UNSW Global and to UNSW Global’s use of it in the manner outlined above. You also consent to the school assigning this consent to UNSW Global.