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

Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.
Tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking including cross-curricular projects.
Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE.
Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.

Across our school

Stars Leadership Program to enrich students who have been identified as having high or emerging potential in the social emotional domain. Fostering confidence, relationship building, peer mentoring and leadership skills.
STEM and coding clubs.
HPGE Clubs targeted at exploring and enhancing students interests and talents.
School musicals (biennial).
Visual arts extension group.
Chess club.
Community visual arts projects (Basil Sellers Little Sellers art competition, Eurobodalla Shire Council annual calendar competition).
Selected sport squads.
Junior and Senior dance groups and event participation.
Peer mentoring.
Student leadership (SRC).
Student leadership pathway through Ignite Leadership Program.

Across NSW

The Schools Spectacular is an iconic performing arts event that celebrates the talents, diversity and creativity of students from across NSW public schools.
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 events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
Our STEM Enrichment Program focuses on deepening our students’ intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration.
Our student leadership mentoring programs connect our students with trusted adults including school alumni to build confidence, motivation, and interpersonal skills.
Collaboration with Aurora College to extend selected academically gifted students.