High potential and gifted education

High potential students are those whose potential exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains: intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical. Gifted students are those whose potential significantly exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains: intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical.

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. We believe high potential and gifted students from all backgrounds should have access to quality learning opportunities that meet their needs and aspirations to optimise growth and achievement across the domains of intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical.

At Northbourne PS we provide the following quality opportunities;

Intellectual Domain

Public Speaking Competitions
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Chess Club
Spelling Bee Competitions
OC and Selective HS testing
STEM and Coding opportunities
Local Writing Competitions
Debating
Maths Olympiad/Games/Quest
Student Interest Projects

Social-Emotional Domain

Leadership Programs – Student school leaders, Student Representative Parliament
Buddy Classes
Public Speaking Competitions
Debating

Creative Domain

Choir groups
Recorder groups
Junior and Senior Dance Groups
Dance and Performing Arts Festivals
Operation Art K-6
Cool Kids Music Program

Physical Domain

School Sporting Carnivals
PSSA/Representative Teams
District/Regional Carnivals
Knockout Teams

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

We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive at our school.
Our classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted students.
Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.

Across our school

Our school recognises that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside the classroom.
Our school offers a range of school and extra-curricular programs that support student growth.
All our students, including high potential and gifted students are encouraged to take on leadership roles.
Student talent is celebrated and extended through creative arts groups and internal and external sports programs at local, state and national levels.

Across NSW