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

Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE.
Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
Structured peer collaboration and reflection.
Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.

Across our school

Year 5 & Year 6 Opportuntiy Classes
Debating & Public Speaking
STEM and coding clubs
Chess club & Competitions
Academic competitions e.g. Maths Olympiad, Maths Games, ICAS
PSSA Gala Days and representative sport competitions
Music ensembles e.g. choir, recorder, drumming
Visual & Creative Arts showcases e.g Excelsior Art Competition, Hawkesbury Performing Arts Festival, Blue Mountains & Nepean Dance Festivals, Hawkesbury Show, Festival of Instrumental Music
Peer mentoring & peer support
Buddy Program
Social Groups
Defence Support Mentorship
Enrichment lessons
Enrichments opportunities with local Environmental Education Centres & the Centre of Excellence
Student leadership opportunities e.g. School Captains, Vice Captains & Prefects, Sports Captains, Student Representative Council (SRC), Library Monitors
Wellbeing programs
Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.

Across NSW

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.