Australian Mensa School Affiliate (AMSA)

Who Are we?

Australian Mensa (AM) is a high IQ society, part of an International Mensa alliance of some 45 Nations. We provide a social network for like minded children and adults of all ages and nationalities. We foster intelligence amongst the community at large. We give grants to Gifted Children and a research grant each year.

What Benefits can Australian Mensa offer a School Affiliate?

1. Prestige in recognising that your School fosters giftedness.
2. Use of our AMSA logo in communiques.
3. Special discounted fees for your candidates, children and adults.
4. Our Bi-Monthly Magazine is amongst one of the top Mensa publications in the world, with great articles by adults and children members. PDF issues can be circulated throughout your school.
5. Each of our State Secretaries and their Gifted Children Co-ordinators are available to you for assistance. Being an affiliated school means you can have access to all our resources for networking.
6. AM provides a wider social network for children to enjoy, and parents to draw upon for guidance.
7. AM provides more avenues for friendships throughout the world with hosts in all our member nations.
8. You can join our local, state, national and international gatherings, as well as special camps and quiz venues with subsidised participation for our members, e.g. CSIRO remote programme.
9. Your school can host tests and events, drawing from our membership.

Is your School Eligible?

Normally schools with a Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator, are accepted, but not mandatory.
Each school is assessed on a one to one basis, so if you believe you wish to raise awareness, attract more gifted attendees, becoming an AM Affiliate will definitely assist in your efforts.

How to Join?

After approval from us, register on our website. The link will be supplied once your application is approved by our Schools Coordinator. We will assist you every step of the way.

Costs?

A: AMSA School membership fee is $88 per annum.

B: Individual Candidates:

We can arrange to test your students and staff at your school, provided there are at least 5 candidates, who must be 10 years or older. The cost is. $30 per candidate rather than the usual cost of $60 for children and $75 for adults.
Successful candidates can then apply to join Mensa, upon payment of the normal annual fee for under 18s of $44 or $88 for adults. Regardless of the test results, any candidate can apply for our expanded Test Report, which contains invaluable IQ assessments ($55)

C: Candidates who already have qualifying score in a recognised IQ test, carried out by a fully registered psychologist, can apply for admission to Mensa by ‘Prior Evidence‘ at a cost of $40.