Good Samaritan Catholic Primary School will be providing students in Years 3-6 the opportunity to participate in the ICAS external curriculum assessments. The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools, or ICAS for short, is an independent, skills-based assessment program. 

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

This year our school has signed up for the ICAS Assessments parent payment system (PPS) for English, Mathematics and Spelling Bee. Through this system parents can pay for ICAS directly online while tests will still be held at our school. Please use the following details to register your child no later than 1 August 2022. Students will require iPad devices and headphones on the day of the tests.

Please be aware that these assessments are external assessments and not mandatory assessments. They are targeted at students who demonstrate a particular strength in the given area outlined above. As these assessments are up to parent discretion, teachers will not be able to work through results with your child. 

As per the ICAS requirements each assessment needs to be sat during a particular test window. Therefore, the following are scheduled for the administration of assessments at Good Samaritan:

How to participate in ICAS 

If you wish for your child to participate in ICAS this year, please: 

1.   read about ICAS subjects and prices here: (https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas) 
2.   go to Parent Portal here: (https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/pps) 
3.   enter our school’s access code –