ICAS Assessments in the Primary School

Each year, girls in Years 3-6 have the opportunity to participate in a range of ICAS Assessments. ICAS Assessments, developed by UNSW, are designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics and Science. Girls in Years 3-6 can complete ICAS English and ICAS Mathematics and girls in Years 4-6 can also complete ICAS Science.

This year, participation in the ICAS Assessments will be optional. These assessments will take place before school at 7.45am on selected days. Please see below for details of the ICAS Assessment schedule.

The ICAS Assessment organisation will be monitoring the current situation closely. If schools have not resumed face-to-face teaching by the scheduled testing dates, ICAS will enact a contingency plan to reschedule the testing periods. 

If you would like your daughter to participate in any of the ICAS Assessments, please visit the online Parent Payment System to make a direct payment to UNSW Global. The Parent Payment System is a simple and secure online payment service specifically for parents to purchase ICAS Assessments. The ICAS English, Mathematics and Science assessments cost $17.05 each.

Click on the link below to access the Parent Payment System to register your daughter for the ICAS Assessments. You will then be asked to enter the school’s access code.

If you have any questions about the ICAS Assessments, please feel free to contact me.

Cristi Wilsmore
Deputy Head of Primary (Teaching and Learning)