High potential and gifted education (HPGE)
We foster a culture of high expectations and equity in excellence, ensuring every student, regardless of background, has opportunities to develop their potential into talent.
Many students have high potential, and we help that potential to grow into something powerful. Our school offers a diverse range of opportunities across the 4 domains of potential: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional.
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.
· Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
· Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
· Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance
· Debating and Public Speaking
· STEM, Chess and Lego clubs
· Academic competitions – Including APSMO and WriteOn Competitions
· Creative Arts showcases
· Sport squads
· Band (Training and Concert, as well as individual and small group tuition)
· Dance and Aerobics Groups
· Peer mentoring
· Student leadership (SRC)
· Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives
· Our school partners with other regional schools in our area (including high schools) to deliver teaching and learning experiences and opportunities for all students to develop their potential in all domains: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional. This includes camps such as Hunter Super Nova and Hunter Creative Arts Camp.
· Participation in Star Struck, a performing arts show presented by Newcastle, The Hunter and Central Coast areas of the NSW Department of Education.
· 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.
· 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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