High Potential & 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.

Our unique Bilingual French Program challenges and extends our students high potential and giftedness in learning. We use the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) principles for subjects such as Science, History and Geography. The CLIL methodology is curriculum taught through an additional language, creating a dual focus on learning the subject matter and simultaneously improving language skills.

Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?

Recognising Potential & 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 & 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 & Gifted Education?

Inspire – High potential and gifted education (HPGE) is how our school supports students with advanced learning needs.

We do this through:

Our High Potential & Gifted Education Opportunities

Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.

In Our Classroom

We 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.

  • 3-6 Years Illustration of French idioms/proverbs

  • Advanced Learning Pathways, including accelerated or compacted content.

  • Differentiated bilingual learning program for Anglophones and Francophones.

  • Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.

  • Explicit teaching

  • Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.

  • Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.

HPGE toolkit

Across Our School

Our school recognises that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside the classroom.

  • 1-6 Years Art

  • 1-6 Years Book Club

  • 1-6 Years Mathematics Pi Club

  • 1-6 Years Wordsmiths Writing

  • 2-6 Years Athletics Carnival

  • 2-6 Years Cross Country Carnival

  • 2-6 Years Swimming Carnival

  • 5-6 Years Debating Groups

  • Basketball

  • Buddy Program

  • Coding Club

  • Eco Leaders

  • French Poetry Recitation

  • Garden Club

  • HPG Visual Arts Program

  • Intermediate Dance

  • Junior Dance

  • K-2 Years Choir

  • K-6 Years KHPS French Spelling Bee Competition

  • K-6 Years Public Speaking Competition

  • La Choral Choir Years

  • Library Monitors

  • Robotics Club

  • Senior Dance

  • Skipping

  • Stage 3 HPG Drama Club & Competition

  • Student Leadership

  • Student Representative Council

HPGE toolkit

Across NSW

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.

  • 3–6 Years Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking

  • 3–6 Years Premier’s Spelling Bee

  • Australian STEM Video Game Challenge (Coding)

  • BNSW Schools Tournament

  • DELF for Anglophones/Francophones

  • Festival of Choral Music Choir

  • First Lego League Challenge (Robotics)

  • HPGE Toolkit

  • Interschools Sports Competition

  • Interschools Zone, Regional and State Athletics Carnivals

  • Interschools Zone, Regional and State Cross Country Carnivals

  • Interschools Zone, Regional and State Swimming Carnivals

  • Kids Lit Quiz

  • Maths Olympiad

  • NSW Public Schools State Drama Festival

  • Primary Schools State Debating Championships

  • Regional Team Trials

  • Stage 2 Primary Proms Choir at Town Hall

  • Student Leadership

  • Sydney North Public Schools Dance Festival

  • The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC)

  • WriteOn Competition

HPGE toolkit

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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