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.

In our classroom

At Laurieton Public School, we are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive at our school.

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

Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners.

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.

Student talent is celebrated and extended through extra-curricular programs that begin at the school level and provide participation and performance opportunities at events within the community beyond. We are proud of our high quality extra-curricular programs that provide a platform for our high potential and gifted students to shine. These include:

Public speaking

Debating

Robotics

Dance

Choir

Drama

Band

Class assembly performance opportunities for all students

Student leadership (SRC)

Peer mentoring (buddies)

Green Group

Sporting opportunities that allow students to compete in sports at school, regional, state and national levels (athletics, swimming, learn to swim, cross country, touch, soccer, netball, tennis, rugby league, differentiated physical education sessions).