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 Ngarala Public School, we are committed to the NSW Department of Education’s High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) Policy standards. We acknowledge that students may demonstrate high potential or gifted performance in the creative, intellectual, physical, and social–emotional domains. Our approach ensures talent development through an ongoing cycle of assessment, identification, planning, implementation and evaluation. We use objective, valid, and reliable measures to assess student potential, identify specific learning needs, and design differentiated learning programs that extend and challenge students beyond their current level. We collaborate with families, the school community, and the wider community to support the advanced learning needs of our students, ensuring equitable access to quality learning opportunities, resources, and support for all high potential and gifted students, including those with disability or diverse backgrounds.

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 Ngarala Public School, every classroom nurtures high potential learners by providing:

Challenging and engaging learning experiences
Thought-provoking, open-ended tasks designed to stimulate deep thinking
Opportunities for students to expand ideas, problem-solve, and investigate topics thoroughly
Flexible grouping arrangements that allow students to collaborate with peers sharing similar abilities
Tailored support to meet the needs of diverse learners
Task modifications aligned with individual student readiness
Enrichment activities for students working above the expected level
Differentiated programs in reading, writing, and mathematics

Inquiry and creativity are central to our approach:

Students are encouraged to ask questions, innovate, and connect ideas across different subjects
Creative problem-solving challenges, experiments, and hands-on learning promote exploration
Integration of drama, visual arts, technology, and design thinking enhances creative expression

Empowering student voice and leadership:

Students have chances to assume leadership roles both within the classroom and across the school community
Regular reflection practices support students in assessing their strengths and setting personal growth goals

Across our school

Ngarala Public School provides a diverse range of extracurricular and enrichment activities designed to nurture interests across all High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) domains. These opportunities are offered at various times throughout the year for students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our growing list of offerings, which are always responsive to student need, include: