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.
At Wattawa Heights Public School, High Potential and Gifted Education is embedded in everyday practice. We recognise that many students demonstrate high potential, and we intentionally nurture this potential so it can develop into strong achievement.
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking
- Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning
- NESA approved curriculum and scope of content taught
- Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment
- Monitored assessment schedule to support identification of students with high potential
At Wattawa Heights Public School we recognise that every student is an individual. We offer a wide range of engaging opportunities that challenge learners, nurture strengths and support the development of each child’s talents.
- STEM and Coding Lessons for all classes
- SPORT Clinics with Sporting Schools
- Choir – teacher led choir
- Art Club
- Dance – Performances at Dance Festivals
- PSSA – interschool competitions
- Student leadership (SRC) – with opportunities for leadership conferences for students
- Wellbeing programs – RESPECT PROGRAM
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives
Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and we help with entries, preparation and reflection so every experience feeds back into learning.
- The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
- Opportunities for interschool Public Speaking Competition
- Operation Art competition
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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