We are delighted to inform you that West Melton School will be participating in the world-renowned ICAS AssessmentsTM again this year. ICAS is designed to target students’ higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills in English, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Spelling Bee and Digital Technologies.

We are offering the opportunity for interested Year 4-8 students to take part. ICAS exams are organised by the University of New South Wales and while offered to NZ schools it is important to note that they are based on the Australian Curriculum. Further information regarding ICAS exams can be found here: https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas. This year parents will need to register and order their child’s exam paper online, however you do still need to give permission by 27 July via the survey posted from Hero for your child to sit the exam at school.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Year 4-8 students ONLY

• ICAS exams will be sat from Monday 8 August through until Tuesday 30 August.

• All exams are $20.70 except for Writing which is $27.03

• It is up to parents to enrol their child in ICAS exams and pay via the parent payment system (PPS) https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps Code: TJO168

Please ensure that your child is independently technically capable to sit the exam. You can check by trying some of the test questions on the ICAS website. Practice Test Link

IMPORTANT DATES:

• 27 July 2021: Permission for ICAS through West Melton School needs to be completed.

• 31 July 2021: Payment must be made directly to ICAS: https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps Code: TJO168

• Monday 8 August - Digital Technologies

• Monday 8 August - Writing

• Monday 15 August - English

• Tuesday 23 August - Science

• Tuesday 23 August - Spelling 

• Tuesday 30 August - Mathematics