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?
- Our Teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
- Our school is a place of diversity and 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.
- Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
- Our school recognises that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside of the classroom.
- Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
- Our targeted support helps students to build confidence and develop the skills they need to succeed.
High Quality Education
We provide many different subjects and learning options that match what students like and want to learn. We support students through learning paths that encourage them to take risks, be creative, and work well with others. We believe all students can succeed, so we set high standards and make sure everyone, no matter their background, has a fair chance to reach their full potential and develop their talents.
Recognising potential and developing talent
Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
Tailored lessons
Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration. Our skilled teachers adjust how they teach to suit your child's needs so that every student feels confident and supported.
Rich opportunities and activities
Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
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 task 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.
- Tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking including cross-curricular projects.
- Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
- Opportunities to take on lead roles in physical demonstrations or team strategy.
- Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
- Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
- Debating
- Visual arts and drama
- Student leadership (SRC)
- Wellbeing programs
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
- 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 and CHSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
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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