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 (HPGE)?

At Nowra East Public School, we recognise and nurture students with high potential and gifted abilities across multiple domains. Our HPGE opportunities supports and challenges these students so they can thrive academically, creatively, socially, and physically.

The Four Domains of HPGE

Intellectual Domain

● We encourage advanced thinking, problem-solving, and deep understanding.

● Our students engage in complex tasks that stimulate their curiosity and analytical abilities.

Creative Domain

● Creativity is fostered through innovative projects, artistic expression, and imaginative thinking.

● We provide opportunities for students to explore and develop their unique creative talents.

Social and Emotional Domain

● We support HPGE students’ social skills, emotional resilience, leadership, and collaboration.

● Activities promote self-awareness, confidence, and empathy to help students navigate their social environments successfully.

Physical Domain

● Physical development, coordination, and wellbeing are essential parts of HPGE.

● We offer sports and movement opportunities tailored to enhance HPGE students’ physical growth and health.

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 Nowra East Public School, HPGE lives 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
Students identify their own goals through personalised learning pathways

Across our school

Every student is individual, so opportunities are flexible and diverse.

Students deepen strengths through public speaking competitions, critical thinking workshops, and STEM and coding pathways.
Talent is celebrated through school showcases such as the Shoalhaven Music Festival
Leadership grows through SRC, Year 6 Leaders, playground leaders, and mentoring and peer coaching, and wellbeing is made visible with our Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond Lyrebird Awards

Statewide Access

Pathways to participate in regional and state-wide competitions, workshops, and extension programs coordinated by the NSW Department of Education.

Daily life invites curiosity and belonging, with Open Library and Chess clubs at lunch

Junior Rangers

Culturally rich experiences for First Nations students. The Gudjaga-Laali Junior Rangers is dedicated to empowering First Nations students to achieve their full learning potential by fostering higher levels of social and emotional wellbeing and supporting the strength of the Dharawal culture and languages.

Sport matters too, with PSSA sport, training and coaching that include differentiated Physical Education, as well as opportunities to play in gala days across the shoalhaven where talent is recognised. In-school competitions run annually.

Over four exciting weeks, our Aboriginal Stage 2 students were given the opportunity to take part in an AFL Indigenous SUPERKICK Program at school. The program culminated in an amazing Koori Cup showdown against local schools at Lyrebird Park.

As part of the experience, our Stage 2 students designed their very own AFL playing guernseys. Congratulations to Diyon from Magadaang - his outstanding design was chosen and sent to ISC, where it was brought to life as a special school set.

We're so proud of our students for their creativity, teamwork and spirit throughout this fantastic program.

Supporting High Potential and Gifted Learners

We are committed to providing an inclusive and stimulating environment where all students can excel. Our dedicated staff work collaboratively with families and the wider community to ensure every HPGE student has the support and opportunities they need.

For more information, please contact the HPGE coordinator via the school office.

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