Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are delighted to inform you that Albany Rise Primary School will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS competition this year. 

What is ICAS? 

ICAS is an online academic competition that is designed to assess students’ higher order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee and Digital Technologies. 

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student who participates will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals. 

We encourage you to consider entering your child into ICAS this year.  

Learn more about ICAS here. (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas) 

Subject	Year level	Sitting dates	Cost inc. GST
Writing	Year 3 - 6	7 Aug – 11 Aug 2023	$23.95
Digital technologies	Year 2 - 6	7 Aug – 11 Aug 2023	$19.95
English	Year 2 – 6	14 Aug – 18 Aug 2023	$19.95
Science	Year 2 – 6	21 Aug –25 Aug 2023	$19.95
Spelling Bee	Year 2 – 6	21 Aug – 25 Aug 2023	$19.95
Mathematics	Year 2 - 6	28 Aug – 1 Sept 2023	$19.95

How to participate in ICAS 

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please: 

read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (icasassessments.com/products-icas) 
read the terms and conditions here: (icasassessments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2023-ICAS-Assessments-Parents-PPS-TsCs_final.pdf)
go to Parent Portal to purchase tests here: (shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps) 
enter our school’s access code – YXB015
enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment.

Online payments close Friday, July 28.

Please note that the ICAS tests shown for selection are at the school’s discretion.  

After payment is made via the Parent Payment System, you will receive an order confirmation email, please keep this for your records.

ICAS Results and Certificates

We will notify you of the date(s) that we run ICAS at the school and when your child’s ICAS results are ready. Once we have received your child’s ICAS certificate, we will send it home with your child. The back of the certificate shows ICAS results and the login details, “TAP ID and Pin”, that you and your child need to enter the Results Portal orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent   

Privacy Collection Statement 

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

Janison is aware of our responsibility to protect the identity of, and all information relating to, children, and students in general, from disclosure and consequently Janison does not: 

collect any personal information or data of children other than as required for the purposes of completion of the assessment, test or exam; 
transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in Australia to any jurisdiction outside of Australia other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of assessments, tests or exams conducted in other international regions out of the child’s jurisdiction other than with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
share any personal information or data relating to children or students with any third parties (other than a third party whose services are necessary for servicing our products, e.g. print/distribution companies, medal engraving, etc.) except with the specific consent of the person, or his or her parent or guardian; 
use any personal information or data relating to children or students for marketing purposes.

Janison 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. 

We are proud to offer ICAS and look forward to some fantastic results later in the year.  Please do not hesitate to contact the school office if you have any questions.

Kind regards, 

Catherine Foley,

ICAS Coordinator

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