High potential and gifted education
Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking, leadership or sport.
At our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Recognising potential and developing talent
Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
Tailored lessons
Each student has different abilities. Teachers respond to each student’s ability by providing extra challenges and extension activities to keep learning exciting and engaging.
Rich opportunities and activities
Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide opportunities that aim to extend and enrich student potential.
What is high potential and gifted education?
High potential and gifted education (HPGE) is how our school supports students with advanced learning needs.
We do this through:
- effective teaching strategies like enrichment, extension and acceleration
- tailored support during lessons that stretch, challenge and inspire
- access to a wide range of opportunities both within and beyond our school.
Our high potential and gifted education opportunities
Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
- Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.
- Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
- Opportunities for abstraction, inquiry, and curriculum depth.
- Tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking including cross-curricular projects.
- Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
- Targeted learning goals for coordination, agility, and control.
- Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
- Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.
- Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
- Debating and public speaking
- Academic competitions
- Clubs
- Sport squads
- Dance groups
- Choir
- Student leadership (SRC, Cultural Leadership Group)
- Wellbeing programs
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
- Mathematics enrichment opportunities
- The Premier’s Spelling Bee promotes our students’ vocabulary development and attention to detail in competitive settings.
- The Premier's Reading Challenges promotes our students reading development across Kindergarten to Year 6.
- The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning.
- The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
- Participation in dance festival and choir performances develops our high potential and gifted helps our high potential and gifted dance and vocal students strengthen their technical skills, enhance their performance presence, and improve their physical expressiveness.
More offering examples are listed on the HPGE system wide opportunities webpage.
Academic competitions
Academic competitions encourage students to challenge themselves and develop their knowledge in areas such as mathematics, science, spelling, and writing. These competitions foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and healthy competition among students.
Debating and public speaking
Students can develop their thinking, communication and teamwork skills through debating and public speaking. They also have the chance to compete in local and state events.
PSSA sporting competitions
PSSA sporting competitions provide primary school students with opportunities to participate in a variety of team and individual sports against other schools. These competitions promote healthy physical activity, teamwork, and sportsmanship, while allowing students to develop their skills and build confidence.
Creative and performing arts
Performing arts offer students a creative outlet to express themselves through music, dance, drama, and singing. Participation in performing arts helps develop confidence, communication skills, and teamwork, while also inspiring imagination and cultural appreciation.
Clubs
School clubs offer students a fun and engaging way to explore their interests beyond the regular classroom. These clubs often include options like art, gardening, sports, music, cooking and dance; allowing children to develop new skills, build friendships, and boost their confidence.
Help for your high potential child
If your child shows signs of high potential, contact us. We can share how our HPGE support can guide their learning journey.
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