New Zealand
The following summary shows the ICAS subjects available in New Zealand.
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ICAS Subject |
Year Levels |
Test Date |
Entry Fee per student |
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Years 4-13 |
Thursday 29 May, 2008 |
NZD 6.50 |
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Years 4-8 |
Thursday 12 June, 2008 |
NZD 8.50 |
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Years 4-13 |
Thursday 12 June, 2008 |
NZD 13.00 |
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Years 4-13 |
Tuesday 29 July, 2008 |
NZD 6.50 |
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Years 4-13 |
Tuesday 12 August, 2008 |
NZD 6.50 |
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Years 4-11 |
Wednesday 27 August, 2008 |
NZD 6.50 |
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Years 7-9 |
Release date: Friday 7 March, 2008 |
Entries Closing Dates
- Science entries close 1 May
- Spelling entries close 13 May
- Writing entries close 13 May
- Mathematics entries close 2 July
- English entries close 17 July
- Computer Skills entries close 13 August
Awards
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Award |
For each year level in New Zealand |
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Medal |
when a top score is judged to be sufficiently meritorious |
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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
Science
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Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 4 |
30 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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B |
Y 5 |
30 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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C |
Y 6 |
40 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
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D |
Y 7 |
40 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
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E |
Y 8 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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F |
Y 9 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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G |
Y 10 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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H |
Y 11 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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I |
Y 12 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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J |
Y 13 |
45 multiple choice |
1 hour |
More information about ICAS - Science >>
Spelling
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Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 4 |
12 dictation (teacher marked) / 13 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 6 proofreading / 9 correcting (teacher marked) |
25 minutes plus dictation |
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B |
Y 5 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 13 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 8 proofreading / 9 correcting (teacher marked) |
25 minutes plus dictation |
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C |
Y 6 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 13 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 8 proofreading / 9 correcting (teacher marked) |
25 minutes plus dictation |
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D |
Y 7 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 15 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 10 proofreading / 10 correcting (teacher marked) |
25 minutes plus dictation |
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E |
Y 8 |
15 dictation (teacher marked) / 15 multiple choice 'rules and conventions' / 10 proofreading / 10 correcting (teacher marked) |
25 minutes plus dictation |
More information about ICAS - Spelling >>
Writing
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Paper |
Year Level |
Theme |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 4 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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B |
Y 5 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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C |
Y 6 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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D |
Y 7 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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E |
Y 8 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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F |
Y 9 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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G |
Y 10 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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H |
Y 11 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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I |
Y 12 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
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J |
Y 13 |
Narrative |
30 minutes |
More information about ICAS - Writing >>
Mathematics
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Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 4 |
40 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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B |
Y 5 |
40 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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C |
Y 6 |
40 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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D |
Y 7 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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E |
Y 8 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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F |
Y 9 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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G |
Y 10 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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H |
Y 11 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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I |
Y 12 |
35 multiple choice / 5 free response |
1 hour |
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J |
Y 13 |
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.
More information about ICAS - Mathematics >>
English
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Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 4 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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B |
Y 5 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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C |
Y 6 |
50 multiple choice |
50 minutes |
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D |
Y 7 |
50 multiple choice |
50 minutes |
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E |
Y 8 |
55 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
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F |
Y 9 |
55 multiple choice |
55 minutes |
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G |
Y 10 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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H |
Y 11 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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I |
Y 12 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
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J |
Y 13 |
60 multiple choice |
1 hour |
More information about ICAS - English >>
Computer Skills
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Paper |
Year Level |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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A |
Y 4 |
30 multiple choice |
30 minutes |
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B |
Y 5 |
30 multiple choice |
30 minutes |
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C |
Y 6 |
35 multiple choice |
35 minutes |
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D |
Y 7 |
35 multiple choice |
35 minutes |
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E |
Y 8 |
40 multiple choice |
40 minutes |
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F |
Y 9 |
40 multiple choice |
40 minutes |
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G |
Y 10 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
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H |
Y 11 |
45 multiple choice |
45 minutes |
More information about ICAS - Computer Skills >>
General Achievement Test (GAT)
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Subtest |
Year Levels |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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English |
Y 7, 8 & 9 |
20 multiple choice |
20 minutes |
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Mathematics |
Y 7, 8 & 9 |
10 multiple choice / 10 free response |
20 minutes |
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Science Literacy |
Y 7, 8 & 9 |
9 multiple choice / 1 writing task |
20 minutes |
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Fees
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More information about ICAS - GAT >>
General Achievement Test Plus (GAT PLUS)
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Subtest |
Year Levels |
Breakdown of Questions |
Test Duration |
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GAT |
Y 7, 8 & 9 |
complete ICAS - GAT |
60 minutes |
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English |
Y 7, 8 & 9 |
5 multiple choice / 1 writing task |
40 minutes |
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Mathematics |
Y 7, 8 & 9 |
10 multiple choice / 10 free response |
25 minutes |
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Science Literacy |
Y 7, 8 & 9 |
20 multiple choice |
25 minutes |
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Fees
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