High potential and gifted education

The staff at Glendore Public School are committed to the NSW Department of Education's High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) policy, with a strong focus on developing talent across intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical domains.

We recognise our responsibility to identify high potential in all its forms and are dedicated to nurturing and extending that potential through high-quality teaching, purposeful enrichment opportunities, and targeted support. Our programs are designed to challenge, engage and stretch students, enabling them to grow, thrive and succeed in their areas of emerging and demonstrated strength.

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.

In our classroom

At Glendore Public School, High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) opportunities are intentionally embedded across all classrooms ensuring students are challenged and supported across the intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains.

Explicit teaching with clear learning intentions, success criteria and high expectations for all learners.

Systematic differentiation in content, process and product to provide appropriate stretch and challenge.

Extension and enrichment opportunities within classroom programs across all key learning areas.

Regular use of formative assessment and data to identify high potential learners and inform next steps.

Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.

Opportunities for student voice, choice and leadership within learning tasks and inquiry experiences.

Strong emphasis on feedback, reflection and refinement to promote excellence and growth.

Across our school

At Glendore Public School, a broad range of high-quality enrichment and extension opportunities are offered across the school to nurture students’ talents, interests and strengths, and to ensure every child has opportunities to excel, belong and thrive beyond the classroom. These offerings include:

Comprehensive CAPA programs, including Junior Theatre Festival, Musical Theatre, Drama, Dance groups and school choirs.
Performance opportunities through Primary Proms and the Festival of Choral Music.
Sporting competitions and pathways, including PSSA sport, gala days, State Knockout and aerobics competitions.
STEM enrichment, including STEM days and LEGO Club.
Visual Arts groups and enrichment opportunities that foster creativity and artistic expression.
Leadership opportunities for students across the school, including formal and informal leadership roles.
Participation in Public Speaking competitions and the Spelling Bee, supporting confidence, communication and academic excellence.
Lunchtime clubs that promote curiosity and belonging including art, lego, and STEM activities.
Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.

Across NSW

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.

Students participate in opportunities such as Premier's Spelling Bee, Reading Challenge, Premier’s Sporting Challenge and Newcastle Permanent Maths Competition.
The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
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.