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?
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.
At Tarro Public School, High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) is an integral part of our everyday teaching practice. Many of our students demonstrate high potential, and we are committed to nurturing that potential into meaningful achievement.
- Our teachers carefully identify each student’s learning needs within the classroom and apply evidence-based teaching strategies to challenge and extend their abilities. We offer a range of learning pathways, including enrichment, extension programs, and opportunities for acceleration.
- Our supportive classroom environments foster a strong sense of belonging and encourage students to take risks, be creative, and collaborate with their peers.
- Groupings are flexible, students take on leadership roles, and feedback is focused on strengths, with clear goals and opportunities for self-assessment.
- Our teaching staff engage in ongoing professional learning to effectively meet the diverse needs of all students, including those who are high potential and gifted learners.
Every student is individual, so opportunities are flexible and diverse.
- Students deepen strengths through debating, public speaking and spelling competitions, critical thinking opportunities and Children’s University.
- Talent is celebrated through combined GLC school choir and dance performances, visual arts, Boys Dance and Didge Group.
- Leadership grows through SRC, JRAECG, mentoring and peer coaching. Wellbeing is made visible with Berry St and Grow Your Mind, the School Chaplain and our Therapuppy Gypsy-Rose
- Daily life invites curiosity and belonging, with Passive Play at lunch plus clubs like Walking and Gardening.
- Sport matters too, with PSSA sport, training, coaching, NAIDOC Cup and gala days.
Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.
- Students participate in opportunities such as DoE Game Changer Challenge, APSMO Maths Olympiad, DoE Write On, Premier’s Spelling Bee, Premier’s Debating Challenge, and NAIDOC art competitions.
- Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and we help with entries, preparation and reflection so every experience feeds back into learning.
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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