What is ICAS?
ICAS Assessments are online assessments, designed to recognise and reward academic excellence. The assessments provide students an opportunity to have their achievements recognised. The assessments are based on the curricula for the relevant year. Students are asked to demonstrate a deeper, integrated, and thorough level of learning. To ensure an engaging and beneficial experience for all students, new ICAS assessments are developed annually for each subject in every year level.

What are the benefits of participating in ICAS testing?
• Provide objective ranking of performance
• Encourage students to attain greater academic success
• Require students to think beyond the classroom
• Recognise student success through medals and certificates

When will ICAS testing occur?
Students participating in the ALP or G-Stem Excellence Programs, will be funded to participate in ONE ICAS test and the cost will be deducted from the program fees.

Subject Official Sitting Dates

Digital Technologies -  9th August – 13th August (specific date TBA)
English 16th August – 20th August (specific date TBA)
Science 23rd August – 27th August (specific date TBA)
Mathematics  30th August – 3rd September (specific date TBA)

Who can participate?
At Foxwell SSC, students in the Excellence Programs of G-STEM and our Advanced Learning Program [ALP] are expected to participate in ONE ICAS test, as above. The cost of a single test for these students is accounted for within the Excellence Program fee structure, no additional payment required. Should parents of Excellence Program students wish their child to participate in more than one test, it will be at their own expense.

Should students outside the Excellence Programs wish to participate in ICAS testing, the cost is $17.05 per test.  Please pay this at our Admin office.  Further information and permission forms are also attached to this newsletter for your convenience.

ICAS_Parent_Letter_and_permission_form.pdf

If you have any further questions, please contact our Head of Department, Teaching and Learning – Danielle Goddaer dgodd2@eq.edu.au.

ICAS_and_Reach_Parent_instructions_for_locked_down_browser.pdf