2020 ICAS Medal
Celebration
We are pleased to announce that the highly anticipated 2020 ICAS Virtual Medal Celebration video is coming soon.
Despite the COVID-19 disruptions last year, Australian and New Zealand school students performed remarkably well in the global ICAS competition for schools, demonstrating their resilience and determination and proving how well they are placed in terms of global competencies.
Join us on Facebook and on the ICAS YouTube channel on Wednesday 3 March from 5:15pm AEDT to view the 2020 ICAS Virtual Medal Celebration video.
Media Releases
Australia – ICAS Medal Winners Honoured
New Zealand – ICAS Medal Winners Honoured
ACT – Year 2 Student in ACT Scores Triple Medals in ICAS
NSW – NSW Tops Australia’s ICAS Medal Tally
NT – The Essington School Darwin Wins the NT’s Most ICAS Medals
QLD – Queensland Wins 123 ICAS Medals
SA – King’s Baptist Grammar School Wins the Most ICAS Medals
TAS – South Hobart Primary School Wins the most ICAS Medals
It is with gratitude that we received the photos and videos of the ICAS medal winners. View Janison’s policy on photography of students below.
ICAS Medals
Students with the top score in each subject in each year level are awarded a medal and a medal winner’s certificate. It should be noted that students must have written the relevant assessment on the official ICAS sitting date and the result must be judged as sufficiently meritorious to be eligible for a medal.*
* Terms and conditions apply. Home school students and some regions are not eligible for an ICAS medals.
Awards and Recognition
Each student that participates receives a Student report on the back of a Certificate, which is awarded on the following basis:
| Award | For each year level in each state or country |
|---|---|
| Principal’s Award | Principals may wish to award this certificate to students who have made progress that may not have been recognised otherwise. The awarding of Certificates is entirely at the discretion of schools. |
| Participation Certificate | for all remaining participants |
| Merit Certificate | the next 10% of participants |
| Credit Certificate | the next 25% of participants |
| Distinction Certificate | the next 10% of participants |
| High Distinction Certificate | the top 1% of participants |
The percentages allocated to awards are approximate and will vary according to the number of students taking each test and the distribution of their scores.
