High potential and gifted education

Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking or leadership.

At our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.

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, 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:

In our classroom

  • Individualised Learning Programs (ILPs) designed to cater for the specific needs of every student in our classroom.

  • Timely and effective communication with our students' census schools.

  • Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking​.

  • 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.

  • Strengths-based feedback and goal setting through our glows and grows/what went well (WWW), even better if (EBI)

Across our school

  • Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.

  • Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance

  • Visual arts program, led by an art therapist.

  • Environmental program run by the Georges River Environmental Education Centre.

  • Opportunities to connect with sporting organisations.

  • Wellbeing initiatives including Here's A Thought (HAT) program and weekly pet therapy.

  • Opportunities to engage in a range of STEM activities such as building and coding with Lego Spike and Ozobots, as well as design and make tasks.

  • Music with a specialist music teacher including keyboard and guitar.

  • Annual Christmas art competition

Statewide

  • Public speaking opportunities such as the MP4 Kids conference

  • Opportunity to participate in statewide short film festivals such as Film By the Hospital and Film By SpecFest (part of Schools Spectacular)

Student opportunities and activities

Discover the opportunities our students have at our school.

Learning

Find out about our approach to learning and supporting students to progress.