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 multi-age classes provide individualised and differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity, and higher-order thinking.

Targeted learning goals are communicated during Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences.
Tasks promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking, including cross-curricular projects.
Formative assessment is used to monitor growth and adapt learning.
Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
Supportive learning environments enable exploration and self-assessment.
Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
Structured peer collaboration and reflection.
Safe learning environments encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE.
STEM and coding lessons with a range of robotics resources and 3D printers

Across our school

Debating: Students have the chance to strengthen their communication skills by debating in front of peers and a wider audience, building confidence and critical thinking.
CWA Country of Study Competition: This competition encourages students to develop strong research skills while gaining exposure to cultures beyond their own.
Wiradjuri Camps: Students engage in immersive experiences to learn about Aboriginal culture and history.
Student Voices on Aboriginal Education: Our student representatives participate in the Orange Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), ensuring their voices contribute to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education within our school and the wider network.
Wild Arts—Small School Transition Camps: Offering opportunities to enhance skills in Music, Art, Dance, and Drama through hands-on, creative experiences.
OSSA White PSSA Sports Teams: Students can nominate and try out for teams competing in netball, cricket, soccer, and more, representing our school with pride.
Wellbeing and Peer Support Programs: We run school-wide initiatives to promote student wellbeing, resilience, and supportive peer connections.
Resilience Wellbeing Program: Focused on gratitude, empathy, and mindfulness, this program helps students develop healthy coping strategies and emotional strength.

Across NSW

The Premier’s Spelling Bee promotes our students’ vocabulary development and attention to detail in competitive settings.
The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
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.
Involvement in the Game Changer Challenge empowers our students to solve future-focused problems using design thinking.