ICAS
ICAS
What is ICAS?
ICAS is a prestigious academic competition with a long history, having been taken by over 10 million students from 16,000 schools across 41 countries since its inception in 1981!
Think of it as the academic equivalent of a sports championship or a talent show—only this time, it’s your brain in the spotlight! The questions are designed to challenge and excite, created by experts in education and psychometrics to push students' higher-order thinking skills in a fun and engaging way.
What does ICAS Do
ICAS goes beyond just testing—it’s about discovering students’ strengths and areas for improvement. The detailed feedback from the assessments helps teachers tailor their teaching, boosting learning outcomes and unlocking the full potential of each student.
Designed for students in Primary 2 through Secondary 4&5, ICAS Assessments are fully online and cover a range of subjects. The questions are curriculum-based but go deeper, requiring students to demonstrate a thorough understanding and integrated knowledge. Each year, brand-new assessments are created to keep the competition fresh, engaging, and meaningful for every participant.
How it can help schools and students?
For Schools
Identifies student strengths and areas for improvement
Detailed reports help schools pinpoint where students excel and where they need more support.
Enhances learning outcomes
Insights from ICAS allow teachers to tailor their teaching strategies to accelerate learning.
Benchmarks performance
Schools can compare student performance both nationally and internationally.
Supports curriculum goals
ICAS assessments align with school curricula, offering valuable feedback on how well students are meeting educational standards.
For Students
Recognizes academic excellence
Students are rewarded for their knowledge and skills in various subjects.
Boosts confidence
Taking part in a global competition enhances self-belief and motivation.
Develops critical thinking
Engaging, higher-order questions improve problem-solving and analytical skills.
Prepares for future challenges
The experience builds skills that are essential for academic success and beyond.
The benefits of participating in ICAS are numerous
Motivate and Challenge
ICAS engages academically curious students by providing a fun, competitive environment outside the traditional classroom.
Objective Performance Ranking
It offers an objective ranking, showing students how they compare to their peers at school and nationwide.
Recognized Academic Proof
ICAS provides internationally recognized evidence of achievement, aiding scholarship, school transfer, and university applications.
Celebrate Academic Success
Students are rewarded with medals and certificates, celebrating their hard work and academic excellence.
Discover ICAS subjects that challenge and inspire in every field.
See ICAS key dates, sitting windows and price for Malaysia.
Explore year levels, exam papers by country, and test formats!
Try short tests to explore ICAS, practice, and get comfortable!
Get detailed feedback on strengths and areas to improve.
Celebrate achievements with certificates and prestigious awards!
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Resources and guides for schools and teachers.
Find answers to all your ICAS questions quickly and easily.
The online format makes it convenient for students to take the exams, and the well-designed, thought-provoking questions are something we appreciate so much that we even use similar ones in our school exam papers.
ICAS assessments are great! Some questions were challenging, which helped me test my knowledge and improve my science and math skills, especially with the ones that needed calculations.
I'm really happy to win my first ICAS exam, especially in Science, one of my favorite subjects! The online format and challenging questions were different from school exams, helping me learn to tackle new types of problems!
ICAS was more competitive and challenging than school exams, with scenario-based questions that pushed me to think outside the box!
We are positive that through participation in ICAS, our students are exposed to a level of subject proficiency that is offered by other educational institutions (…) This would have proven that the curriculum pursued by the school is relevant and on the right track, preparing our students for future challenges, not only in Singapore but also globally.
