The Australasian Schools Computer Competition is an information technology-based competition open to school students in years 3-10 (formerly 5-12) in Australia

Australia

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 and New Zealand

New Zealand

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It is run by the University of New South Wales

University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

Educational Testing Centre.

Layout

The test is primarily made up of multiple choice questions. Though for senior students there are 10 questions which are more open ended, though still constrained by the number of characters allowed.

Name Change

Beginning with the 2006 competition the Australasian Schools Competitions (of which the Australasian Schools Computer Competition is a part) will be renamed to International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS).