ICAS English Results Announced!

Congratulations to the 94 students who took part in the ICAS English Competition in July!

The students were assessed on their ability to locate, identify, sequence, explain, interpret, analyse and infer information. A variety of types of texts were used including extracts from picture books, short stories, novels, poems, play scripts, transcripts of interviews, letters, diary entries, advertisements, webpages, feature articles, opinion pieces and comic strips.

The outstanding results showed that:

• just over 6% of the Raroan students who sat ICAS English this year, were in the top 1% of NZ participants.
• 13% of the Raroan students who sat ICAS English this year, were in the next 2 -11% of NZ participants
• 30% of the Raroan students who sat ICAS English this year, were in the next 25% of NZ participants

Special congratulations go to these students who gained a High Distinction Award (in the top 1% of NZ participants in their year level): Aidan Wheeler, Izzi Anderson, Avin Chen, James Lee-Guard, Tuhina Sambhus and Arabella Tries

Special congratulations go to these students who gained a Distinction Award (in the top 2-11% of NZ participants in their year level): Cole Baker, Amy Cable, Jessica Kinsella, Trijal Pednekar, Savannah Pittaway, Tom Robinson, Nathan Stacey, Charlie Wragg, Tait Keller, Flynn Cursons, Lily Harward Jones, Jan Munro and David Zhu.

And to the following students for gaining a Credit Award (in the next 25% of NZ participants in their year level): Ben Adamson, Adya Bhargava, Brian Deng, Max Doherty, Matthew Douche, Georgia Goldsmith, William Gong, Josh Harford, Tom Jacobsen, Michael Ling, Orla O'Meara, Daniel Soh, Sophia Xu, Taylor Adamson, Sophia Boulieris, Alex Brown, Nicole Clemente, Guy Curry Stanton, Ellen Hammond, Dmitry Joffe-Devoy, Shannon McCormick, Ken Milne, Richie Moon, Sarthak Singh, Samuel Smith, Elizabeth Tam, Alex Vannucci, Alice Verkade and Janelle Woolley

All students who participated have received a certificate and an individual report detailing their own results in each skill area. Congratulations to everyone!