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Our assessments inspire students and help schools improve their performance

We believe in the academic potential of every student. As leaders in educational assessment, we bring a wealth of experience and support to enable parents and teachers to find the key to unlocking real change in the classroom.

Over the last four decades we’ve partnered with 16,000 schools in 41 countries to inspire, celebrate and challenge over 10 million students through our ICAS academic competitions and Reach progression assessments.

Leading the way with world-class school assessments and gold standard academic competitions

ICAS

Designed to recognise and reward academic excellence. Every year over a million students participate.

Reach

Annual progression assessments which provide an external, objective benchmark of learner progress.

ICAS past papers

Past papers that include real ICAS questions and answers. The most authentic way for your child to practise.

Two education leaders making an impact on academic assessment

Supported by the University of Sydney, we’re pleased to offer NSW schools in low socioeconomic, rural and regional communities the chance to take part in a free program designed to provide teachers with data-led insights to unlock every student’s potential and drive improvements in learning outcomes.

[The ICAS tests] provide your children with opportunities outside of the normal curriculum […], opportunities they will not get in any other way.

As a parent, the thing I like about ICAS is that it provides an opportunity for the kids to learn how to do exams and learn to be competitive.

ICAS prepares me for my future life by helping me experience what exams might feel like when I’m older in high school and in university.

We use our ICAS results to inform our learning and teaching programs. The team leaders of each year group assess the results [to] understand where our higher ability children are not performing as well as they could be.

The end result [of ICAS] has been a rich and rewarding competition for our students. Parents love the feedback, and the opportunity for children to be rewarded for academic talent is priceless.

ICAS prepares our students for the challenges of the years ahead by giving them opportunities to problem-solve and extend themselves academically.

Leaders in international school competitions and educational assessments

We’ve been providing school competitions and academic assessments for over four decades, helping schools understand their students’ needs and encouraging them to fulfil their potential.

Trusted by thousands of schools

How ICAS helped this student change the world

There are so many “naughty” students out there that who are bursting with talent. They just need the right opportunities.

Adam Ritchie (middle) was one such student. He was constantly in trouble for “rough and tumble” and failing to put in any effort, until he took ICAS Science and got a perfect 100% score.

When he left school, he did something even more incredible: he made the world a safer place for everyone.