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.

In our classroom

At Largs Public School we challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day.

Teachers provide differentiation through reducing or increasing pace, complexity, challenge and higher order thinking tasks.

Across our school

Co-Curricular offerings ensure students in all domains have the opportunity to thrive. Our school provides enrichment opportunities in Physical, Cognitive, Creative and Social/Emotional Learning.

QUEST groups
Chess Club
Dance Groups
Choir
Band
Sporting teams; netball, football, soccer cricket
Year 6 leaders
Student Representative Council (SRC) leadership
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 and Premier's Sporting.
Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and our staff can help with entries.