*** Very Important. The participants must write the correct spelling and shade the correct letter of their names in the answer sheet for this will be reflected in their individual certificates/results.

The Philippine Board of Studies Foundation (PBOSF), Inc. will conduct the 2018 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) – Science in all MTG centers and selected schools nationwide on Saturday, May 26, 2018. The participants are requested to be on time for the registration which starts 30 minutes before the contest starts at 9:00am to 10:30am.

The ICAS Science assesses students’ skills in the key scientific areas of Observing and measuring – Noting and measuring features of items and phenomena; Interpreting data – Interpreting diagrams, tables and graphs; Applying data – Including inferring, predicting and concluding; Investigating – Experimental design, use of controls and notion of ‘fair test’; and Higher-order skills – Including reasoning and problem solving.

The papers will cover content on Earth and Beyond (incorporating the Earth Sciences and Astronomy); Energy and Change (incorporating Physics); Life and Living (incorporating Biology and Ecology): and Natural and Processed Materials (incorporating Chemistry).

The PBOSF reveals that more than a thousand entrants ranging from grades 1 to 12 have registered to participate in the 2018 ICAS Science run by the Educational Assessment Australia (EAA) of the University New South Wales.  

PBOSF requests students to check the accuracy of their grade level (SY2018-19), the spelling of names, names of schools and report the inconsistency to this email address, ventus.mico@gmail.com.