Tenterfield High School student Ella Wishart is to be congratulated on achieving a high distinction in writing and a distinction in English in the latest round of ICAS (International Competitions and Assessments for Schools) tests.
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What started out as a voluntary state-based assessment of student skills by the University of Sydney 30 years ago and since grown to become an international phenomenon with more than one million students from more than 6300 schools in Australia and New Zealand participating annually, along with students from more than 20 other countries including Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and the USA.
The assessments are made across eight disciplines, and only the top one percent of achievers are awarded a high distinction, as Ella received for writing.
The next 10 percent receive a distinction, as Ella got for English.
Ella said she participates in the tests each year they are offered, but was very surprised by the latest outcome.
“I didn’t think I did that well at all, a bit average actually.”
She feels the results show that students at country schools can match it with their city counterparts and not be disadvantaged.
