Sherwood students from Year 4-6 will once again have the opportunity to take part in the ICAS Assessments during Term 3.

ICAS is an international assessment programme developed by the University of New South Wales that has been running for over 40 years.

ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills across a range of subjects.

Each assessment celebrates students’ accomplishments by providing opportunities for recognition and development. Every student will receive a printed certificate and an online results report. Top performers will be eligible for medals and are invited to attend special award ceremonies to have their academic excellence publicly recognised.

The assessments are suitable for students wishing to extend themselves academically and take up the personal challenge of competing in an international assessment. Your child will be presented with high-quality, expert-developed questions, allowing them to apply their learning without the need for prior study or revision.

ICAS Assessments are now online, a move that reflects a sector-wide transition to online assessments. This allows greater accessibility for students and faster delivery of results.

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

How to participate in ICAS  - register by Friday 28 July (end of Term 3 Week 2)

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 – BJJ694
enter your child’s details, select the tests you would like to purchase, then proceed to payment.

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. 

2023 ICAS Dates

Register by Friday 28 July

Sherwood students will be able to take part in these ICAS assessments on the following dates:

Digital Technologies: Week of 7-11 August

English: Week of 14-18 August

Science: Week of 21-24 August

Mathematics: Week of 28 August-1 September

We will select a sitting day within each week that works around other school activities and let students know ahead of time.

ICAS Results and Certificates

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 ResultsPortal orti.icasassessments.com/ortiStudent 

We are pleased to offer the ICAS Assessments and look forward to some fantastic results later in the year.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

My email is carolync@sherwoodprimary.school.nz

Kind regards,

Carolyn Crow

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. 

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