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.

Please scroll through the gallery below to view some of the wonderful opportunities we offer.

Opportunities available at our school

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:

Our high potential and gifted education opportunities

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

In our classrooms
  • Differentiated tasks 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.
  • Opportunities for abstraction, inquiry, and curriculum depth​.
  • Tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking​ including cross-curricular projects.
  • Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation​.
  • Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
  • Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.​
  • Opportunities for leadership within the classroom​.
  • Structured peer collaboration and reflection.​
  • Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance​.
Across our school
  • Debating and public speaking
  • STEM and coding clubs
  • Academic competitions
  • Music ensembles
  • Sporting opportunities
  • Performance-based movement groups
  • Student leadership
  • Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
Across NSW
  • The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
  • The Premier’s Spelling Bee promotes our students’ vocabulary development and attention to detail in competitive settings.
  • Our STEM Enrichment Partnerships with industry and universities deepen our students’ intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration.
  • Southern Stars Arena Spectacular is an iconic performing arts event that celebrates the talents, diversity and creativity of students.
  • 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.

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