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.
Innovative stage-based curriculum with:
Stage 4 - Middle School - focused on foundational skills of literacy and numeracy. Middle School provides Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
Stage 5 - Curiosity Stage - focused on integrated projects that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking including cross-curricular projects.
Stage 6 - Empowerment Stage - focused on successful pathways including tertiary and transition to trade. Identifying student potential and supporting their development through school and beyond.
- STEM lab
- Academic competitions like James Meehan Cup
- Music ensembles
- FUSION Visual and performing arts showcases
- Creative writing groups during Book Week
- Sport squads
- House competitions
- Performance-based movement groups
- Peer mentoring
- Student leadership (SRC)
- Wellbeing programs including fortnightly SEL lessons
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
- Led St Andrews Network HPGE Conference
- Design HPGE Community of Practice website to share expertise
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
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Learning
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