2019

Online Administration
Instructions
English
KEEP SECURE: TEST SENSITIVE INFORMATION. PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
Visit www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/support/icas-assessments/ to access
support materials including the ICAS Assessments User Guide: Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics and
Science.
If you require assistance please contact the ICAS Assessments Coordinator in your school or your local
representative. Full contact details can be found at www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/contact-us/
The official English sitting dates can be found at
www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/products/icas-assessments/

Year Levels and Corresponding ICAS Papers

Paper Intro* A B C D E F G H I J
Time Allowed 35 mins 45 mins 45 mins 50 mins 50 mins 55 mins 55 mins 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr 1 hr
Australia1 Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12
Brunei P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 F1 F2&F3 F4 F5 PU 1 PU 2
Egypt Y2 Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12
Hong Kong P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6
Indian Subcontinent 2
C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C 10 C 11 C 12
Indonesia Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12 N/A
Malaysia Std 2 Std 3 Std 4 Std 5 Std 6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5&L6 U6
Middle East 3
C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C 10 C 11 C 12
New Zealand/Pacific 4
Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12 Y 13
Singapore P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 3 Sec 4 & 5 JC 1
Southern Africa5 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 G 10 G 11 G 12
United Kingdom Y3 Y4 Y5 Y6 Y7 Y8 Y9 Y 10 Y 11 Y 12 N/A
* Introductory Paper
1 All international schools registered with UNSW Global (which have an 8-digit school code starting with 46) should sit the papers
according to the Australian year levels.
2 Indian Subcontinent Region: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.
3 Middle East Region: United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Turkey, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya,
Algeria, Jordan and Pakistan.
4 Pacific Region: Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
5 Southern Africa Region: South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
BEFORE ADMINISTERING ICAS ONLINE

Check Student Enrolment

Check with the ICAS Assessments coordinator in your school that all the students sitting ICAS English
have been enrolled.

ICAS Assessments for different year levels can be identified by the letter in the name of the
assessment e.g. 2019 ICAS English: A is the ICAS English paper for Year 3 (Australia). The equivalent
year levels for each country can be found on the front cover of this booklet.

Preparation
1. Ensure your participating students are informed of the sitting date. The official sitting dates can
be found at www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/products/icas-
assessments/

2. Check that all the devices that will be used have met the technical requirements. Information on
these requirements can be found at www.unswglobal.unsw.edu.au/educational-assessments/
support/technical-requirements/. Ensure students have access to a compatible device.

3. You should have received an email with instructions to access the UNSW Global Assessment
Platform. If you haven’t received the email, contact the ICAS Assessments coordinator at your
school.

4. Print the student logins (you can print logins from your Teacher dashboard – see Appendix 2 of the
ICAS Assessments User Guide: Digital Technologies, English, Mathematics and Science). Students
login at unsw.global/start to access the UNSW Global Online Assessment Platform. All student
passwords are case sensitive. Students can click on the eye icon to ‘show password’ when typing in
the password field.

5. Students may use blank paper for planning and working out; however this will not be submitted with
their assessment.

Teachers and students can access the UNSW Global

Assessment Platform at unsw.global/start
ONLINE ADMINISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR
TEACHERS SUPERVISING ICAS – ENGLISH

Administer the assessment under examination conditions.

Mobile phones and other personal electronic devices are not permitted.
Each student must have: • their login details (username and password)
• the URL unsw.global/start
• Subject key (see below)
• a compatible device
• access to the internet.
Blank paper and pencils or pens may be used for any working.
Dictionaries and electronic translators are NOT permitted.

Go to unsw.global/start and login. On the teacher dashboard click on ‘Administer Current Takers’ to be directed
to the ‘Test Sessions Administration’ screen. This screen allows you to monitor your students as they progress
through the test.
When all students are seated say:

You are going to complete an ICAS English assessment. The first thing you need to do is to type in the
URL unsw.global/start . Then type your user name and password. Check the correct test is visible on your
dashboard.

Help students type in the correct URL and login.

Say:
Click on the test name. Next you will see ‘This test requires a subject key to unlock’. Enter 6565. Click ‘Yes’.
Please check that you have the correct test and that the name you see is yours. Don’t click ‘Test’ until I say
start. Are there any questions?

When this is completed, for Introductory Paper say:

Answer all questions. There are 35 questions. You will have 35 minutes to answer the questions.
For Papers A and B say:
Answer all questions. There are 45 questions. You will have 45 minutes to answer the questions.
For Papers C and D say:
Answer all questions. There are 50 questions. You will have 50 minutes to answer the questions.
For Papers E and F say:
Answer all questions. There are 55 questions. You will have 55 minutes to answer the questions.
For Papers G, H, I and J say:
Answer all questions. There are 60 questions. You will have 1 hour to answer the questions.
Then say:
Do your rough work on spare paper. Click ‘Test’ and start now.
Start timing and monitor the time allowed. At the end of the time say:
Stop work and click ‘Finish’. You will see a question ‘Are you sure you want to finish the test?’ Click ‘Yes’. A
message will appear, ‘Your test has been submitted’.

If a student has not reached the last question, they can click on the grid next to the question number to access
the ‘Finish’ button.
 Check that every student has submitted their test. Do this by clicking on ‘Administer Current Takers’ from
the Teacher dashboard.
 Click the checkbox next to any student who has not submitted and the click ‘Submit Student’.*
See over for trouble shooting tips.
* Further information on managing test delivery is available in section 2 of the ICAS Assessments User Guide
(Digital Technologies, Science, English & Mathematics)
AFTER ADMINISTERING ICAS ONLINE

Results and Reports

Results and reports will be available through the UNSW Global Results and Reports Portal
approximately 4 – 6 days after the close of the sitting window. Your school will receive an email
notification when the online reports are available. You can access the Portal via the ‘View Results’ link
on your Teacher dashboard in the UNSW Global Assessment Platform.

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS

On the teacher dashboard click on ‘Administer Current Takers’ to be taken to the ‘Test Sessions
Administration’ screen where you will be able to fix the most commonly occurring issues.

Issue
1. Student’s device briefly
loses internet connectivity
2. Student’s device
freezes/ crashes
3. Error message
‘Your test is locked to
another device’ appears on
student device
Solution
The student will appear locked on the ‘Test Sessions Administration’ screen. The
teacher clicks on the padlock icon to unlock the student. The student will see the last
question they were on.
A student can access the UNSW Global Assessment Platform from another computer
by going to unsw.global/start and logging on (using their username, password and
the subject key). Refer to the solution in issue 1.
Refer to the solution in issue 1. This can occur on the same device if the student has
closed the browser or opened a new tab as these are recognised as new ‘devices’
each time.

4. 
A student needs to leave the
room during the test (e.g. to
go to the bathroom)
5. 
A student accidentally
submits their test
On the ‘Test Sessions Administration’ screen the teacher clicks the checkbox next to
the student’s name and then clicks ‘Pause student’. This will pause the test for that
student only. Click ‘Resume student’ when the student is ready to return to their test.
The student will see the last question they were on when their test was paused.
Contact the ICAS Assessments coordinator at your school immediately as it is at their
discretion to approve the reopening of a student test. The School Coordinator role
in the Assessment Platform has permission to reopen a student’s test. On the ‘Test
Sessions Administration’ screen go to the Submitted tab, select the student and click
the ‘Reopen Candidate’ button.

6. 
Whole class/cohort loses
internet connection
The teacher clicks ‘Pause session’ from the ‘Test Sessions Administration’ screen.
This will pause the session for all the students within the class. Click ‘Resume session’
when the connection has been restored. The students will see the last question they
were on when the session was paused. If the teacher has also lost their connection
then they should consult with the IT support person at their school. If the connection
is not restored on the test day the ICAS Assessments coordinator at the school should
be contacted for possible rescheduling.

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