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International Schools Assessment for Year 4, 6, 8 & 10

Posted: September 25, 2014

The International Schools Assessment will be held for all DC students in Year 4, 6, 8 & 10 in the week of October 6-10. It is held over two ½ days:

  • Day 1 includes – Mathematical Literacy Part 1 and 2 and Writing Task A (155mins for primary and 165mins for secondary including two breaks)
  • Day 2 includes Reading and Writing task B (115mins including 1 break for all grades)

Year 4 & 6 will be held on Monday 6 October and Thursday 9 Oct

Year 8 & 10 will be held on Wednesday 8 October and Thursday 9 Oct

The ISA assessment program is a paper-based assessment designed especially for students in international schools. It is based on the internationally endorsed reading and mathematical literacy frameworks of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

The results are used to provide additional information on student performance that helps inform the teaching process and to allow DC to benchmark against similar international schools. Parents will received detailed results late in Term 2.

More information can be found at: www.acer.edu.au/tests/isa

If you would like to see the type of questions your child will be responding to, sample material is linked below (note: ISA year levels are one year lower than DC year levels which are based on the British system – Yr 4 @ DC = Yr 3 on samples, Yr 6 @ DC =Yr 5 on samples, Yr 8 @DC = Yr 7 on samples and Yr 10 @ DC = Yr 9 on samples):

DC Yr 4 & 6 Mathematics

ISA Sample Maths G3-5

ISA Sample Maths G5-7

DC Yr 8 &10 Mathematics

ISA Sample Maths G7-10

DC Yr 4 & 6 Reading

ISA Sample Reading G3-5

ISA Sample Reading G5-7

DC Yr 8 & 10 Reading

ISA Sample Reading G7-10

DC Yr 4,6,8 & 10 Writing

ISA Sample Writing