High potential and gifted education
Research indicates that high potential and gifted students will not develop their potential without additional support and differentiated learning experiences. The HPGE policy applies to all NSW Department of Education schools to enable the talent identification and provision of extra support for high potential and gifted students across the four domains of intellectual, physical, creative and social-emotional.
- All students, regardless of background or personal circumstances, require access to learning programs that meet their learning needs and support to aspire to, and achieve, personal excellence.
- Achieving excellence for high potential and gifted students is underpinned by effective school environments including quality teaching, learning and leadership.
At our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with explicit and targeted teaching and learning activities to help them grow and thrive.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Recognising potential and developing talent
Our teachers identify potential and nurture our students to meet their learning needs.
Tailored lessons
Each student has different abilities. Teachers respond to each student’s potential by tailoring their experiences to keep learning exciting and engaging.
Rich opportunities and activities
Students take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the domains of creative, intellectual, physical, and social emotional.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Our students 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 instruction 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 Charlestown Public School, HPGE is evident in everyday practice. We challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day.
- Teachers 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.
- Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
- We provide tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking.
- Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners
Every student is individual. We provide opportunities that are flexible and diverse.
- Students deepen strengths through debating, competitions, critical thinking workshops, and STEM and coding pathways.
- Talent is celebrated through and showcases such as Star Struck, Operation Art, Hunter Dance Festival, music ensembles, and Electric Vehicle Challenge, supported by student roles in our student parliament.
- Leadership grows through student parliament, Year 6 Leaders, class led whole school assemblies, mentoring and peer coaching.
- Daily life invites curiosity and belonging, with an open library and Grow Getters gardening at lunch, plus activities such as chess club and robotics club.
- PSSA sport and differentiated physical education opportunities.
Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.
- Students participate in opportunities such as Young Archie Australian Youth Portrait Competition, DoE Game Changer Challenge, Makers Empire Kids in Space Challenge, Premier’s Spelling Bee, Tournament of Minds, Premiers Debating Challenge, Regional Public Speaking Competition and Newcastle Permanent Hunter Maths 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.
Student opportunities and activities
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Learning
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