Ignite is a program for gifted and talented young people in South Australia, created in 1997 and formerly known as SHIP (Students with High Intellectual Potential).
It is administered by the South Australian Department of Education and Children's Services.
The best of the students who completed the test are notified later in the year (usually in the first term).
The test is designed by ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research).
The top 25 students are given a chance to "skip" year 9 with the Ignite compacted course, these student can pick any of the following courses if they do not wish to do compacted: Maths accelerated (rank 25-50 needed), English accelerated (rank 50-75 needed) and Broad focus (75-100, or the waiting list, which does not "skip" any subject but does go into deeper study).