Paying
The FAQ for Parents is designed to clear doubts and provide straightforward guidance on booking a test, making payments, registering using school code, and choosing subjects. It also explains the test procedure, duration, and how results, certificates, and medals are awarded so the entire ICAS journey is easy to understand from start to finish.
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The Parent Payment System (PPS) is a user-friendly platform that allows you to make direct payments for your child’s ICAS assessments. To access it, your school must first register for PPS and then provide you with the necessary login details. Find more information on PPS here, or get a simple step-by-step guide on how to use PPS. PPS here Link to our payment option page create one similar to https://www.icasassessments.com/icas-payment-options/ to be created a PDF same as guide on how to use PPS
Your child’s school will provide a unique access code along with instructions for participating in ICAS through the Parent Payment System. Please note that it is up to the school to decide which ICAS subjects and year levels are offered Link to Shop page
Log in to the shop and click on 'My Account' to view your school’s registered primary contact email and address details. Shop Link to our Shop Page
The closing date for parents to book ICAS tests via the Parent Payment System is set by the school. However, the 'Close Parent Ordering' date on the assessments (Test Format) is the final possible date to book through the system. The deadline for parents to book ICAS tests via the Parent Payment System is set by the school. Link to Test format page
PEAR Academy testing centres will be made available for children that would like to sit ICAS. Click here for more information. Link to ICAS Pear Page
If your child is sitting ICAS at school, the school will manage the entire process, including distributing printed results once received. You can view your child’s results on the back of their ICAS certificate and online via the Student Results Portal, using the login details printed on the back of any current or past certificate.
Yes, your child may sit the ICAS test at a higher year level than their current enrolment. Please note that all reports and certificates will reflect the selected higher year level.
Please contact our customer service team: Contact US . Email: icas@pearacademy.org
To access all interactive features of 2019 and 2020 past papers—including instant marking, online completion, and unlimited re-sits—you must open them in Adobe Acrobat Reader. A free version is available for download [here]. 2021 past papers are hosted online and accessed via your web browser, so all interactive features will function automatically."
Setting up
Please contact our customer service team: Email: icas@pearacademy.org Or submit your enquiry here
"The locked-down browser app, (Janison Replay) , is designed to prevent your child from accessing other applications—such as web pages, cameras, spell check, screenshots, and keyboard shortcuts—during the live assessment. For more information, please visit our Locked-Down Browser page locked-down browser page
Spelling Bee and Writing require the locked-down browser application.
This is an online check—similar to an internet speed test—that assesses whether your device meets the required technical specifications. For more information, please visit our Technical Readiness page technical requirements page.
Please reach out to your child's teacher to amend the details.
Please follow the Technical Readiness Test to ensure your child's device is ready for ICAS
PStudents need headphones and/or earphones to complete Spelling Bee. Advisable to bring you own in-spite of some may headphones will be made available as a back up.
The supervising teacher will allocate additional test time to students who experience issues on the day of the assessment.
You can visit our ICAS practice tools page for preparation support. It includes past papers, details about our exam practice tool, and helpful support videos to give your child a sense of what it’s like to sit an ICAS test.
You can learn about the different question types in ICAS by visiting this video
Sit the test
Please visit https://icas.site/start to access the assessments portal. When using an iPad to access the locked-down browser, please visit https://icasassessments.janisoninsights.com
"Each child receives a unique one-time code to access their test, which is used in combination with a test session code created by the teacher on the day of the assessment. Students can only begin once the teacher starts the session, and they are monitored throughout via the 'Supervise Live Test' feature in the Assessments Portal
Unfortunately, your child can only complete ICAS in the specific sitting window for their subject.
To learn about the support available, please complete the Accessibility Options Request form. A customer service representative will contact you directly. Create a page similar to https://www.icasassessments.com/accessibility-options-enquiry-form/ and link it.
Award boundaries in ICAS tests are approximate, so the percentage distribution of students may not align exactly with specific scores. For example, in a Mathematics test with 40 questions, 0.8% of students might score 35 or above, while 2% score 34 or above. In this case, the top 1%—eligible for a High Distinction—would correspond to a score of 34.
The duration of ICAS exams varies depending on the student’s year level and the subject. Exact timings are available in Test Format page. Link to test format page
Unfortunately, we do not offer an alternative sitting windows at this point.
Yes, Chromebooks must be running as Managed Devices in Kiosk mode, which allows the locked-down browser application to run correctly. Your child's teacher can help them to get everything set up and ready.
Please contact our customer service team: Contact US . Email: icas@pearacademy.org
If your child needs to stop the exam, their teacher will postpone the test. When they return, they will be able to use the same one time code and complete the test on another day.
Unfortunately, ICAS exams must be taken at your child’s registered school and cannot be completed elsewhere.
Using working-out paper is permitted under ICAS assessment rules; however, its use is ultimately at the discretion of the supervising teacher. Child is not permitted to bring any paper into the test room.
Your child is allowed blank paper provided by the school, and pencils / pens for working out. They are not allowed dictionaries, mobile phones, or any other electronic devices.
