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 classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted students.

Differential tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking
Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies
Opportunities for leadership within the classroom
Structed peer collaboration and reflection
Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking and perseverance

Across our school

Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth.

Academic competitions
PSSA sporting teams
Eisteddfod
Writing competition
Peer mentoring
Wellbeing programs
STEM and coding club

Across NSW

Our students participate in a wide range of programs to extend their potential.

Our STEM Enrichment Partnerships with industry and universities deepen our students' intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration
The Premier's Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership activity with leadership pathways and professional learning
Our school offers a variety of extracurricular opportunities, including PULSE, PSSA, and GRIP Leadership, to support student development