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.

In our classroom

Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
Staff regularly use differentiated tasks within their programming and teaching that adjust pace, tasks and complexity.
Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners

Across our school

Students are able to engage in opportunities including:

Debating and Public Speaking
STEM and coding clubs
Academic competitions
Visual arts showcases
Creative writing groups
School sports and carnivals
Student leadership (SRC)
Wellbeing programs
Lunchtime and interest-based groups
Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.

Across NSW

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.

The Premier’s Spelling Bee promotes our students’ vocabulary development and attention to detail in competitive settings.

The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
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.
Our school participates in Pulse Alive, a large-scale event providing a wide range of performance opportunities for students.