Australia
The following summary shows the ICAS subjects available in Australia. All fees listed are inclusive of GST.
Select the subject to view further details about test durations and formats.
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ICAS Subject |
Year Levels |
Test Date |
Entry Fee per student |
|
Years 3–10 |
Tuesday 25 May 2010 |
AUD 6.60 |
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Years 3–12 |
Wednesday 9 June 2010 |
AUD 6.60 |
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Years 3-7 |
Tuesday 22 June 2010 |
AUD 8.80 |
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Years 3–12 |
Tuesday 22 June 2010 |
AUD 15.40 |
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Years 3-12 |
Tuesday 3 August 2010 |
AUD 6.60 |
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Years 3–12 |
Tuesday 17 August 2010 |
AUD 6.60 |
Entries Closing Dates
- Computer Skills entries close 27 April
- Science entries close 12 May
- Spelling entries close 25 May
- Writing entries close 25 May
- English entries close 6 July
- Mathematics entries close 20 July
Awards
|
Award |
For each year level in each state |
|
Medal |
when a top score is judged to be sufficiently meritorious |
|
High Distinction Certificate |
the top 1% of participants |
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Distinction Certificate |
the next 10% of participants |
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Credit Certificate |
the next 25% of participants |
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Participation Certificate |
for all remaining participants |
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Achievement Certificate |
Schools may wish to award this certificate to a student or students who have not received one of the Credit, Distinction or High Distinction certificates for high scores. Achievement Certificates can be downloaded from an individual school's secure online reporting website. The awarding of Achievement Certificates is entirely at the discretion of schools. |
For further conditions for eligibility of awards, please refer to the
terms and conditions
.
Test Details
Computer Skills
|
Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
|
A |
Y 3 |
30 multiple choice |
30 minutes |
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B |
Y 4 |
30 multiple choice |
30 minutes |
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C |
Y 5 |
35 multiple choice |
35 minutes |
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D |
Y 6 |
35 multiple choice |
35 minutes |
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E |
Y 7 |
40 multiple choice |
40 minutes |
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F |
Y 8 |
40 multiple choice |
40 minutes |
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G |
Y 9 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
|
H |
Y 10 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
More information about ICAS - Computer Skills >>
Science
|
Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
|
A |
Y 3 |
30 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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B |
Y 4 |
30 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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C |
Y 5 |
40 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
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D |
Y 6 |
40 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
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E |
Y 7 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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F |
Y 8 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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G |
Y 9 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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H |
Y 10 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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I |
Y 11 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
|
J |
Y 12 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
More information about ICAS - Science >>
Spelling
|
Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
|
A |
Y 3 |
12 dictation (teacher marked) / 13 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 6 proofreading / 9 correcting (teacher marked) |
Dictation plus 25 minutes |
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B |
Y 4 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 13 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 8 proofreading / 9 correcting (teacher marked) |
Dictation plus 25 minutes |
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C |
Y 5 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 13 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 8 proofreading/ 9 correcting (teacher marked) |
Dictation plus 25 minutes |
|
D |
Y 6 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 15 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 10 proofreading / 10 correcting (teacher marked) |
Dictation plus 25 minutes |
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E |
Y 7 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 15 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 10 proofreading / 10 correcting (teacher marked) |
Dictation plus 25 minutes |
More information about ICAS - Spelling >>
Writing
|
Paper |
Year Level |
Form of Writing |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 3 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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B |
Y 4 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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C |
Y 5 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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D |
Y 6 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
|
E |
Y 7 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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F |
Y 8 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
|
G |
Y 9 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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H |
Y 10 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
|
I |
Y 11 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
|
J |
Y 12 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
More information about ICAS - Writing >>
English
|
Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 3 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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B |
Y 4 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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C |
Y 5 |
50 multiple choice |
50 minutes |
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D |
Y 6 |
50 multiple choice |
50 minutes |
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E |
Y 7 |
55 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
|
F |
Y 8 |
55 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
|
G |
Y 9 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
|
H |
Y 10 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
|
I |
Y 11 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
|
J |
Y 12 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
More information about ICAS - English >>
Mathematics
|
Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
|
A |
Y 3 |
40 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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B |
Y 4 |
40 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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C |
Y 5 |
40 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
|
D |
Y 6 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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E |
Y 7 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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F |
Y 8 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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G |
Y 9 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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H |
Y 10 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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I |
Y 11 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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J |
Y 12 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
For Papers A to E inclusive, calculators are not allowed.
For Papers F to J inclusive, calculators are required.
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