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ICAS Schools Competition

Dear Parents/Guardians,

 

Within our school community there are students who shine brightly, displaying exemplary dedication and academic talent. They deserve to be recognised and this year we are giving them the opportunity to showcase and celebrate their talents in the world-renowned ICAS competition.

 

What is ICAS?  

ICAS is an online academic competition that gives students the opportunity to challenge their higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee, and Digital Technologies.

 

ICAS results are in-depth and meaningful, and ICAS evaluates student performance against other competition entrants across the state and nation. The data reveals student strengths and weaknesses and can help you recognise and support your child's academic journey.    

  

Learn more about ICAS here.

 

 

ICAS results and certificate

Every student who participates is celebrated and recognised with a printed certificate in each subject area, and an online results report to track development each year. Top performers are eligible for one of the highly coveted ICAS medals.

Your child’s ICAS certificates will show their results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”. - Use these to enter the Results Portal (https://orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent).

 

How to participate in ICAS  

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please go to the Parent Portal to register for your chosen subjects.

 

You can do this in one of two ways:

1. Direct login link – faster!

Use this link to log directly into the shop and start registering: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/YBM531

 

 

2. Log in using the PPS code

Visit our shop and use our PPS code to log in:

Shop link: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

PPS code: YBM531

 

Registration for all subject areas closes on  Monday 27 July at 11:59pm.

 

This year, our students can elect to sit the following assessments: 

SubjectSitting DateCost (AU$)
Digital Technologies3-7 Aug$21.95
Writing 3-7 Aug$25.95
English10-14 Aug$21.95
Science17-21 Aug$21.95
Spelling Bee17-21 Aug$21.95
Mathematics24-28 Aug$21.95

 

Please note, we cannot facilitate refunds or make alterations as all money is paid directly to ICAS Assessments. 

 

Read the terms and conditions here:   (https://www.icasassessments.com/icasa-terms-and-conditions/#icas-parents). 

 

Privacy collection statement  

The following information is a privacy notification about how your child’s data is kept private and secure.

 

ICAS Assessment is owned by Janison Solutions Pty Ltd (We, Us, Our). 

 

To deliver assessment products, Janison will require your child’s School to obtain your consent to provide Janison with certain personal information of students. Janison will collect, store, use, disclose and otherwise deal with such personal information in accordance with its privacy policy (below). We are aware of our responsibility to protect personal information related to children and students from being disclosed when we deliver an ICAS Assessments product. Unless you, as the child’s legal guardian consents, we will not:

  • collect any personal information or data of children other than the information we need for the successful completion of an assessment, test, or exam. 
  • transfer any personal information we obtain from a child in the delivery of assessments and tests to any jurisdiction outside of Australia. 
  • share any personal information relating to children with any third parties (except for those third parties necessary for us to carry out our Services or provide our Products e.g., medal engraving). 
  • use any personal information or data relating to children for marketing purposes. 

You can view our full privacy policy at https://www.janison.com/privacy-policy/.

We may retain personal information and data relevant to a child for their future purposes or for research purposes by Janison for the duration of the school life cycle of the child. However, if you or your child at any time wish to have their personal information or data removed from our systems, they or you may opt out by simply contacting our Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com or by contacting icasassessments@janison.com.

 

We are proud to be offering ICAS to our students this year and encourage you to consider entering your child. Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions.  

  

Kind regards,

Simone Vitas