High potential and gifted education (HPGE)

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.

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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

We differentiate tasks to adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking based on our assessment of individual students' needs.
We provide opportunities for students leadership within the classroom and structure peer collaboration and reflection.
Students who demonstrate advanced mastery of age-appropriate skills and knowledge engage in advanced learning pathways and enrichment opportunities.

Across our school

Our school offers a diverse range of opportunities across the 4 domains of potential: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional. These include:

- Debating and public speaking

- Choir and musical ensembles

- Peer support and mentoring

- Student leadership (SRC)

- Hawkesbury PSSA trials for representative teams

- Sporting Gala Days (one each term)

- Green Team (environmental education)

- Hawkesbury Performing Arts Festival (Dance & Choir)

- Lego Robotics (coming in 2026)

- Premier's Spelling Bee

- Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition

Across NSW

All NSW public schools have a range of differentiated learning opportunities, enabling students to thrive and reach their potential.
High potential and gifted education is delivered in our schools through a combination of in-class, whole school and system level programs, practices and procedures.
The department is committed to ensuring equitable access to high potential and gifted education for all students, regardless of background or location.

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