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 academia, arts, sport, leadership and more.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Our students can participate in a wide range of extra-curricular 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.
- We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive.
- Our classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted learners through differentiated learning, enrichment tasks and strength-based approaches.
- Teachers identify students’ learning needs and use evidence-informed strategies to challenge and extend their thinking.
- Learning pathways include enrichment, extension and flexible grouping to meet individual needs.
- Supportive classroom environments promote belonging, creativity, collaboration and confidence to take risks in learning.
- Teachers engage in professional learning to strengthen their expertise in meeting the diverse needs of all students, including high potential and gifted learners.
- Varied age groupings, virtual classrooms and network-based programs allow us to personalise learning and provide broad opportunities.
- Our school recognises that every student is individual and provides flexible, diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths.
- We offer a range of programs that support student growth through enrichment, extension and extra-curricular opportunities.
- Students are encouraged to participate in public speaking, academic challenges, creative arts, interest clubs and leadership activities and the Student Representative Council.
- Talent is celebrated across creative, intellectual, social-emotional and physical domains through school performances, debating, visual arts displays, music and sport.
- Students participate in sports training, coaching sessions, house competitions and differentiated Physical Education programs.
- Our focus is on supporting every learner to develop their strengths, build confidence and achieve personal excellence.
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Varied age groupings, virtual classrooms and network-based programs allow us to personalise learning and provide broad opportunities.
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Our school partners with other regional schools to deliver teaching and learning experiences that develop potential across all domains – creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional.
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We collaborate with regional networks to share expertise and classroom resources for the benefit of all students.
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Students have opportunities to travel to sporting events across NSW and represent the school and region with pride.
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We connect students with community organisations, industry experts and positive role models who extend their learning and leadership.
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Our school participates in Pulse Alive, providing large-scale performance opportunities for students in the arts.
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Technology supports students to develop their talents, regardless of distance or location.
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We value the expertise of parents, carers and community members in creating opportunities for all students to realise their potential.
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Teachers are supported with time and professional learning to build their capacity to identify and nurture talent across the school.
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.
Student opportunities and activities
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Learning
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