Digital Technologies - Empowering Digital-Ready Learners.
Step Into the Future with ICAS Digital Technologies
In a rapidly evolving, tech-powered world, digital skills are no longer optional—they’re essential. ICAS Digital Technologies gives students from Years 2 to 7 the opportunity to explore and test their understanding of the digital world.
From coding concepts to data analysis and systems thinking, this exciting assessment challenges students to think logically, solve problems, and navigate the technology shaping their future. It’s more than a test—it’s a gateway to digital confidence and innovation
What is ICAS Digital Technologies All About?
Digital Systems
Digital Systems
Word Processing
Word Processing
Graphics & Multimedia
Graphics & Multimedia
Internet & Email
Internet & Email
Spreadsheets & Databases
Spreadsheets & Databases
Programming & Scripting
Programming & Scripting
Rules & Conventions
Rules & Conventions
Proofreading
Proofreading
Error Correction
Error Correction
- The primary school level papers of ICAS Digital Technologies assessments challenge and extend high-achieving school students while reinforcing key digital literacy skills across different domains. Students answer a variety of questions on topics such as digital systems, web concepts, spreadsheet and database fundamentals, and block-based coding.
- The Introductory paper, for students in the equivalent of Year 2, assesses basic terminology and operations, as well as elemental web and coding concepts. Questions may require students to identify components, conduct simple searches, or create and edit a word or PowerPoint document.
- Papers A and B, for students in the equivalent of Year 3 and Year 4, explore topics such as cyber safety, software and hardware, social media and simple algorithms. For example, students may be asked to identify and use basic technological terminology, navigate word processing, spreadsheet and multimedia software, apply simple search terms and conventions or conduct a search in a simple database.
- Papers C and D (Years 5 and 6) feature harder questions on the six key topics. Students may be asked to define and implement file management conventions, explain the purpose of hardware peripherals, make responsible and ethical decisions when using online data, distinguish between spreadsheets and databases or recognise sequence and loops in pseudocode. The high school level paper of ICAS Digital Technologies challenges and extends high-achieving school students while preparing them for specialist Digital Technologies subjects, careers in technology and an ever-changing digital world. Students answer a variety of questions on topics such as digital systems, database concepts, web design and programming principles.
- Paper E (Year 7) assesses advanced content on topics such as information systems, integrated multimedia and online collaborative projects, as well as new areas such as data visualisation and basic programming principles. For example, questions may require students to interpret operating systems performance indicators, use concept mapping and brainstorming software, use an HTML editor, conduct complex data sorts, or conduct desk checking using test data.
