Dear Parents

2021 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

Each year Educational Assessment Australia, a non-profit organisation operating out of the University of NSW, conducts a range of competitions in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific in the areas of Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics and Science called the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS). Competitions are open to students in Years 3 – 6.

Participation in these competitions is voluntary. ICAS provides an opportunity for students in Years 3 – 6 to gain a measure of their own achievement in an external testing situation. In deciding whether you wish your son to enter, you may like to consider the following:

• these are competitions (not tests) that are designed to highlight students with particular talents; ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills, and therefore are set at a high level, with certain questions being above the capacity of many students at a particular year level;
• the competitions are NOT normed to the Australian population;

In 2021 Wyvern students in years 3 – 6 can participate in the following subjects:

If you would like your son/s to participate in any of the subjects listed above, please visit the online parent payment system before Friday 30 July.

The web link is: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

Unique access code is: UYK430

IMPORTANT:  Please enter your child’s name accurately into the system as it will appear on their ICAS certificate.

Please do not hesitate to contact the front office if you have any questions.