High potential 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 programs in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide programs 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.
Learn more about HPGE at High potential and gifted education
Our high potential and gifted education opportunities
- Our students can take part in HPGE opportunities in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.
● Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
● Flexibility in the way students present their learning.
● Strengths-based feedback and individual goal setting.
● Student grouping in response to identified student needs.
● Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
● Bear Pit Public Speaking Competition
● Student leadership, including student voice council
● Sustainability - Including Green Beans and Green Agents Clubs
● Training, Intermediate and Senior Bands
● Choir Groups
● Mathematics Games and Mathematics Olympiads
● Student Technology Team
● Interschool Sports - Soccer, Rugby League and Netball
● Summer Sports - Sailing, Kayaking, Stand Up Paddleboarding, Beach Volleyball, Tennis, Mixed Martial Arts
● Drama Club
● School-based Dance Groups
● Chess Club
● Writing Competitions
● Enrichment groups in English and mathematics
● Peer mentoring
● The Premier’s Spelling Bee promotes our students’ vocabulary development and attention to detail in competitive settings.
● The Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition, which promotes student voice and confidence in expressing their ideas.
● Opportunities provided by the NSW Department of Education's Arts Unit, including the Sydney North Dance Festival and the Arts Alive Drama Program.
● The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
● The Representative School Sport Pathways enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, in a wide range of sports.
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
Discover the clubs, sports and other opportunities our students have beyond the classroom.
Learning
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