Important ICAS and Reach dates
You can find ICAS and Reach 2026 dates for all regions below.
Download a printable poster with ICAS and Reach dates for 2025
You can find ICAS and Reach 2026 dates for all regions below.
Download a printable poster with ICAS and Reach dates for 2025
| Subject | Sitting window |
| Digital Technologies | 3 – 7 August |
| Writing | 3 – 7 August |
| English | 10 – 14 August |
| Science | 17 – 21 August |
| Spelling Bee | 17 – 21 August |
| Mathematics | 24 – 28 August |
The Parent Payment System (PPS) is for Australian and New Zealand schools and parents/guardians only.
| Open for school purchases | Parent Payment System (PPS) | Closes for school purchases | ||||||
| Open for school PPS sign ups & parent purchases | Closes for school PPS sign ups | Closes for parent purchases* | ||||||
| English, Writing, Digital Technologies | January 2026 | January 2026 |
Monday, 13 July (11:59pm AEST) |
Monday, 27 July (11:59pm AEST) |
Monday, 27 July (11:59pm AEST) |
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| Science, Spelling Bee, Mathematics | January 2026 | January 2026 |
Monday, 13 July (11:59pm AEST)
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Monday, 27 July (11:59pm AEST) |
Monday, 27 July (11:59pm AEST) |
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*The closing date for parents to purchase via the PPS is at the discretion of the school. The date listed above is the last possible date the PPS can remain open for parents.
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Your school can sit any of the subjects below during the sitting window at a time that works for you.
| Subject | Sitting windows |
| Digital Technologies |
2 February – 10 April
27 April – 26 June
12 October – 27 November |
| English | |
| Mathematics | |
| Spelling | |
| Grammar & Punctuation | |
| Science |
| Closing dates for school purchases | |
| All Reach subjects | 13 November 2026 (11:59pm AEST) |
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