International Benchmark Testing
Schedule for External Assessment
| IBTs | Type of Assessment | Targeted Grade levels | Subjects | Scheduled |
| CAT4 | Diagnostic | Grade 3,5,7,9
Grade 3,4,6,8 |
Verbal
Non verbal Quantitative Spatial |
November 2025 |
| TIMSS | Scholastic Assessment for Mathematics & Science | Grade 4 and Grade 8 | Science
Mathematics English |
2027 |
| PISA | PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges.
|
15 years | Science
Mathematics English |
15th May 2025 |
| PIRLS | To measure reading (comprehension) achievement in fourth graders and above students. | Grade 3-9 | English Reading | |
| ASSET | Grade 3-9 | Science Literacy
Mathematics Literacy English Literacy |
January 2026 |
CAT4:
The Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4) is a diagnostic assessment that is designed to help students and their teachers understand how they learn and what their academic potential might be. It assesses how students think in areas that are known to make a difference to learning
TIMSS
(Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) is a large-scale assessment designed to inform educational policy and practice by providing an international perspective on teaching and learning in mathematics and science.
PISA:
PISA is the Program for International Student Assessment. PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges.
PIRLS:
The IEA’s Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international study of reading (comprehension) achievement in fourth graders. It is conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).