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, we are committed to providing tailored learning programs in our classrooms that meet the diverse needs of all students, including those with high potential and gifted abilities. Our experienced staff differentiate learning by adjusting pace, complexity, and encouraging higher-order thinking to ensure every child is challenged and supported.
- Tasks promote critical thinking, problem-solving, choice, and creativity through cross-curricular projects.
- Supportive and safe environments encourage exploration, self-assessment, confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
- Strengths-based feedback and goal setting guide student growth.
- Leadership opportunities within the classroom help develop important skills.
- Teachers engage in ongoing professional learning to meet the needs of all learners.
Our inclusive and enriching programs help every child thrive academically, socially, and personally.
Contact our school for more information.
Across our school
Our school offers a wide range of HPGE opportunities designed to support and challenge students with high potential and gifted abilities, helping them to develop their talents and thrive in multiple areas, including:
- Targeted HPGE programs nurture the unique talents of students with high potential and gifted abilities.
- Programs encourage advanced thinking, creativity, and personal growth.
- Opportunities include guitar group, dance squads, chess club, and various sporting activities.
- Leadership and participation roles such as Student Representative Council (SRC) are available.
- Students can engage in creative writing competitions, the Spelling Bee, public speaking, and debating.
- We believe every student deserves to flourish in an environment that recognises and celebrates their strengths.
Contact our school for our school level HPGE offerings
Across NSW
Our students participate in a range of enriching extracurricular activities that support their growth across diverse areas, including:
- Dance and performing arts opportunities such as the Synergy Dance Festival, Blue Mountains Dance, Hawkesbury Performing Arts Festival, and the Hawkesbury Dance Troupe.
- The Premier’s Spelling Bee, which promotes vocabulary development and attention to detail in a competitive setting.
- Involvement in music ensembles to develop musical skills, discipline, and ensemble awareness.
- The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC), encouraging whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning for staff.
- Opportunities to trial and compete in regional, state, and national sports events through the Representative School Sport Pathway, as well as PSSA and CHSSA competitions, fostering discipline, commitment, and teamwork.Contact our school for our state-wide level HPGE offerings
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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