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.

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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 classrooms

Clunes Public School High Potential & Gifted Education

Our classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted students.

Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem solving strategies.
Safe learning environments that encourage collaborative ideation, confidence, risk taking, and perseverance.

Across our school

Clunes Public School High Potential & Gifted Education

Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth.

Targeted sports programs
School musicals and choir
Music tuition
Student leadership (SRC)
Drama ensemble and film
Enterprise and project-based learning
Student voice in inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
Public speaking initiatives

Across NSW

NSW High Potential & Gifted Education

Our students participate in a wide range of programs to extend their potential.

The Representative School Sport Pathway (PSSA) enables our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels.
Our STEM Partnerships with community and universities deepen our students’ intellectual curiosity, innovation and collaboration.