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.

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.

Signs of high potential

High potential and gifted children are advanced learners. They tend to:

be intensely curious
learn new ideas or skills quickly and easily
display a good memory
ask complex questions
be creative
enjoy thinking in complex ways
require fewer repetitions when learning new things
become intensely focused in their area of interest or passion.

Suspect your child benefit from our HPGE program?

If you observe your child is advanced in any area or domain, please contact us.

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Our high potential and gifted education opportunities

Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.

In our classroom

Our classroom teachers support and extend high potential and gifted students.

Learning tasks that change pace and difficulty to suit different needs.
Different movement tasks and skill practice in PDHPE.
Advanced options, like moving ahead faster or covering more in less time.
Opportunities to lead within the classroom.
Feedback that focuses on strengths and helps set goals.

Across our school

Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth.

Debating.
Academic competitions.
Sport squads.
Peer mentoring.
Student leadership (SRC).

Across NSW

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend their potential.

The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
The Premier’s Sporting Challenge encourages schools to get active, while also offering leadership and training opportunities.
The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA/CHSSA events give students the chance to compete in sport at higher levels and build commitment and teamwork.
STEM Enrichment Partnerships with industry and universities spark curiosity and encourage teamwork and innovation.
The Game Changer Challenge lets students use design thinking to solve real-world problems.

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Each year, our students participate in the Lake Challenge, part of the Premier’s Sporting Challenge.

Our student representative council (SRC) gives students the chance to practice leadership, teamwork and communication.

Students may participate in public speaking, debating, the Premier's Spelling Bee and our Young Communicators competition.

Advanced students can move ahead faster or cover more content in less time.

Our school provides plenty of student leadership opportunities at a classroom and school level.

Our students participate in the annual Science and Engineering Challenge.

Students can practice different movement tasks and skillsets in PDHPE and sport.

We focus on individual strengths and help students to set and reach their goals.

Our talented students represent our school in PSSA sporting events.

Support 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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