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.
At our school, every learner’s growth is our priority. Many students show great
promise, and we help that potential develop into something powerful.
• Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
• We challenge our students to think, create, lead, and grow every day.
• Our school is a place of opportunity, where every learner belongs.
• We foster a culture of high expectations and equity in excellence, ensuring every student,
regardless of background, has opportunities to develop their potential into talent.
Our school offers a diverse range of opportunities across the 4 domains of potential: creative,
intellectual, physical, and social-emotional.
Our classroom practices support and extend highpotential and gifted students. Our school identifies and supports students with high potential through targeted enrichment, extension, and extra-curricular opportunities such as debating, competitions,
Tutorial system, Career interview processes, and STEM.
Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth. All our students, including highpotential and gifted students,
are encouraged to take on leadership roles through
student representative council leadership, mentoring
programs, and peer feedback during lessons and tutorials.
Our students participate in a wide range of programs toextend their potential. Student talent is celebrated and
showcased through school musicals, drama groups,
exhibitions, music ensembles, and creative writing groups. We provide access to local, state, and national competitions and events to help students explore
and extend their talents.
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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