High potential and gifted education
At St George School, we implement the New South Wales Department of Education's High Potential and Gifted Education Policy.
We deliver high-quality personalised learning experiences for all students across various domains. Our focus is on finding and developing each student's potential through tailored lessons and extension activities. We draw on the expertise of our staff to make a difference and offer a variety of extracurricular programs to provide students with a broad range of opportunities both within and beyond our school.
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:
- 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.
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace and complexity
- Small group work
- Strengths-based feedback and goal setting
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance
- Student clubs
- Music
- School concerts
- Visual arts competitions
- Cultural Calendar
- Operation Art
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
- School leadership opportunities
- The Schools Spectacular is an iconic performing arts event that celebrates the talents, diversity and creativity of students from across NSW public schools.
- Inclusive School Sport - Bocca and Tenpin Bowling competitions
- The Premier’s Sporting Challenge
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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