What does Inspire – High Potential and Gifted learning look like at Hurstville Public school?
At our school, every learner’s potential is our priority. Many students have high potential, and we help that potential to grow into something powerful.
- All NSW public schools have a range of differentiated learning opportunities, enabling students to thrive and reach their potential.
- Our school has a variety of supports available for students through a range of high-potential and gifted opportunities.
- We use objective, valid and reliable measures to assess and identify high-potential and gifted students’ learning needs.
- We provide access to local, state and national competitions that help students explore and extend their talents.
The 4 domains of potential
The 4 domains of potential do not sit in isolation and students may demonstrate high potential in one or more domains. The domains of potential may interact and influence one another
The creative domain
Involves imagination, originality and invention, supported through opportunities to be creative, innovative, take risks and solve problems.
The intellectual domain
Involves advanced abilities in reasoning, understanding and learning transfer, supported through differentiation, enrichment, acceleration and purposeful grouping.
The physical domain
Involves natural abilities in movement and motor control, supported through opportunities, mentoring, coaching and enrichment.
The social-emotional domain
Involves abilities in self-management and relationships, supported through leadership, self-awareness, interpersonal skills and mentoring.
What is high potential and gifted education?
Inspire – 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.
Our classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted students.
- Differentiated writing groups, maths groups, reading groups.
- Extension learning opportunities (tiered tasks, inquiry-based learning).
- Student choice in projects and presentations (e.g. Day of Notables, open-ended tasks, creative expression in CAPA).
- Purposeful grouping and acceleration (e.g. targeted maths groups, advanced English tasks).
Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth.
- Lunchtime and after-school enrichment (STEM, Deck Games, Dance, Drama, String Ensemble).
- Peer Power and Buddy Programs.
- SRC Representatives and student leadership pathways.
- Integration of EAL/D and HPGE strategies in mainstream lessons.
- School-based sports teams- PSSA
- Creative showcases such as the St George Performing Arts Festival
- Partnership with Sydney Tech High School in Mathematics enrichment
Our students participate in a wide range of programs to extend their potential.
- Music ensembles (State Choirs, State Wind Orchestra).
- Operation Art competition.
- Chess competitions.
- Premier’s Sporting Challenge.
- Premier’s Spelling Bee.
- Premier's Debating Challenge.
- Write on Competition.
- Representative Sport Pathways– trials & competition at regional, state & national levels.
- Maths Olympiads competitions.
- Partnerships with local high schools for Mentoring Program – advanced extension opportunities.
- Collaboration with Greater Sydney South Opportunity Classes Community of Practice- Shakespeare Day and STEM.
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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