Information about ICAS and Registration:

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 40 years.

ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in across a range of subjects. At Sherwood we will be offering English, Mathematics, Science, and Digital Technologies.

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

2022 ICAS Dates

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

Digital Technologies: Monday 8th August

English: Monday 15th August

Science: Tuesday 22nd August

Mathematics: Tuesday 29th August

Once again this year parents will register and pay online directly through a parent payment portal (see below).

Parent payment system

Our school has signed up for the ICAS Assessments parent payment system (PPS). Through this system parents can pay for ICAS directly online while tests will still be held at our school on the dates above.

Please use the following details to register your child no later than Monday 1 August.

Our parent page link is:

https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps

Our parent code is:

YHQ877

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

Compulsory privacy notification. For more information about the privacy collection statement please see the product terms and conditions.

Privacy Collection Statement

The ICAS assessment is a product of Janison Solutions Pty Ltd (Janison). In order to deliver the assessment Sherwood School and Janison (through our school) collect your child’s personal information, such as their name, date of birth, year level and school results when you register your child to sit an assessment in the program. You must ensure that this information is accurate and current.

Janison does not:

· Collect any personal information or data of children other than as required for the purposes of completion of the exam;

· Transfer any personal information or data obtained during the delivery of the ICAS exam out of Australia;

· Share any personal information or data relating to children or students with any third parties;

· Retain any personal information or data acquired during the delivery of the ICAS exam and all such information or data is deleted from all Janison systems immediately upon completion of Janison’s contractual reporting to the school.

As the parent or guardian of a student who intends to sit an assessment, by registering your child into the assessment, you consent to our school and Janison collecting and using your child’s personal information for the purposes outlined above.

If you do not provide your child’s personal information to us or Janison, we may not be able to deliver the assessment to your child. If you wish to access or correct your child’s personal information or to make a complaint about how we have handled your child’s personal information, please contact Janison’s Privacy Officer at privacy@janison.com or by writing to Legal and Compliance Team, Janison Solutions Pty Ltd, 80 Bay Street, Ultimo, Sydney NSW 2007.

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