Subject Framework
Subject Availability
Country | English | Mathematics | Science | Writing | Digital Technologies |
Singapore | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 | Primary 2 to Secondary 4 / 5 (School only) | Primary 2 to Secondary 3 |
Brunei | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Not available | Year 3 to Year 10 |
China | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Not available | Not available |
China Hong Kong / China Macau | Primary 3 to Form 6 | Primary 3 to Form 6 | Primary 3 to Form 6 | Primary 3 to Form 6 (School only) | Not available |
Vietnam | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Not available | Not available |
Cambodia | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Year 3 to Year 12 | Not available | Not available |
Year Level Equivalence Table
Country / Paper | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J |
Singapore | Primary 2 | Primary 3 | Primary 4 | Primary 5 | Primary 6 | Secondary 1 | Secondary 2 | Secondary 3 | Secondary 4 & 5 | Junior College 1 |
Brunei | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Form 1 | Form 2 & 3 | Form 4 | Form 5 | Pre-university 1 | Pre-university 2 |
China | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 |
China Hong Kong / China Macau | Primary 3 | Primary 4 | Primary 5 | Primary 6 | Form 1 | Form 2 | Form 3 | Form 4 | Form 5 | Form 6 |
Vietnam | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 |
Malaysia | Standard 3 | Standard 4 | Standard 5 | Standard 6 | Form 1 | Form 2 | Form 3 | Form 4 | Form 5, L 6 | U 6 |
Philippines | Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 | Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8 | Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 |
Indonesia | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 | N/A |
Cambodia | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | Year 10 | Year 11 | Year 12 |
Subject Description
Please note: Not all ICAS subjects are offered across all year levels in all regions.
English
Students will read a variety of texts which narrate, describe, explain, argue, persuade and review. The texts will increase in complexity within each paper as well as from Introductory Paper to Paper J, moving from simple texts dealing with familiar subjects and topics to complex texts discussing abstract concepts and using sophisticated language structures. Skills area include:
- Text Comprehension
- Writer’s craft
- Syntax
- Vocabulary
Mathematics
The questions increase in complexity throughout the paper and encourage the use of higher-order thinking skills. ICAS Mathematics will challenge students in the following skill areas:
- Number and Arithmetic
- Algebra and Patterns
- Measures and Units
- Space and Geometry
- Chance and Data
Science
The questions increase in complexity throughout the paper and encourage the use of higher-order thinking skills. ICAS Science will challenge students in the following skill areas:
- Skill Area
- Measuring and Observing
- Interpreting Data
- Predicting/Concluding from Data
- Investigating
- Reasoning/Problem Solving
Digital Technologies
The questions increase in complexity throughout the paper and encourage the use of higher-order thinking skills. ICAS Digital Technologies will challenge students in the following skill areas:
- General Skills
- Word Processing
- Graphic & Multimedia
- Internet & Email
- Spreadsheets & Databases
- Programming & Scripting
Writing
Both Reach Assessments Writing and ICAS Assessments Writing assess students’ ability to write an extended response to a given task. Two forms of writing, narrative and persuasive, will be assessed over time. Skills area include:
- Genre
- Textual Grammar
- Syntax/Punctuation
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