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.
Teachers actively assess and identify the specific learning needs of all high potential, gifted and highly gifted students, ensuring that every student has access to tailored program and support that meet their unique learning needs.
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.
At Clarence Town Public School, we recognise that high potential exists in many forms across all learners. We challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day.
- Teachers identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. We provide learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs and acceleration.
- Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
- We provide tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking.
- Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners
At Clarence Town Public School, high potential and gifted education forms a vital part of our core business. We recognise and nuture the talents of every student by providing, flexible, diverse and enriching opportunities that support growth across academic, creative, social and physical domain.
Here are some of the opportunities available to support the talent development of students at our school:
- Aurora College Opportunity Class
- Interschool sport competitions
- Representative sport pathways
- STEM programs
- Tawny Voice Student Council
- Dance groups
We actively participate in statewide competitions and activities, providing our students with valuable opportunities to challenge themselves and perform at their best. Through this collaborative and enriched approach, we ensure every student's unique talents are recognised, developed and celebrated
Here are some of the opportunities available to support the talent development of students at Clarence Town Public School:
- Starstruck
- NSW PSSA School Sport pathways
- NSW Inter-school Horse Sport Competition
- Premiers Spelling Bee
- Premiers Sporting Challenge
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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