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

Our classroom practices identify, support, and extend the learning of high potential and gifted students, ensuring they are continually challenged and inspired to achieve their best.

At Whalan, we

provide quality, explicit instruction that sets every student up for success
design targeted enrichment programs to stretch, challenge and inspire our learners
through ongoing formative assessment, we monitor student growth and adapt learning to maximise learning

Across our school

Our school provides a range of whole-school programs designed to support and enhance student growth across all areas of learning.

At Whalan, we offer

public speaking and debating
student voice and leadership initiatives
specialised creative arts, science and PDHPE teachers
STEM, dance, choir and a variety of clubs
academic extension groups
Art and STEM excursions and camps

Across NSW

Our students participate in a wide range of programs designed to extend their potential.

Participation in state-wide dance ensembles such as Pulse Alive, develops our high-potential and gifted dance students
Our PSSA events foster discipline commitment, teamwork and a strong sense of pride
Cross country and athletics carnivals allow students to trial and compete at regional, state, and even national levels