Can you spell ‘onomatopoeia’? Have you learnt the periodic table for fun? Do you like to tackle the hardest Maths problem first?

Within our school community, we know there are many students with high academic potential, so we are giving all students the optional opportunity to challenge their higher-order thinking and problem-solving by participating in the ICAS 2026 Academic Competition.

In 2026, ICAS sessions will be offered by Mueller on the following dates and times:

ICAS SessionDate and Time
Writing (Years 3-12)Mon 3 August 7.30am
Digital Technologies (Years 2-7)Thursday 6 August 1.50pm
English (Years 2-12)Wednesday 12 August 7.30am
Science (Years 2-12)Monday 17 August 7.30am
Spelling Bee (Years 2-7)Wednesday 19 August 7.30am
Mathematics (Years 2-12)Monday 24 August 7.30am

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The cost is $21.95 for each session (except the Writing session which is $25.95), and students can be entered for as many sessions as they choose. For students wishing to participate in ICAS, parents/guardians will need to register via this link below by Week 1 of Term 3:

https://shop.icasassessments.com/pages/parent-payment/DAU947

For those who register, more information will be provided next term in relation to individual sessions.

You can learn more about ICAS here:

https://www.icasassessments.com/products-icas/