High potential and gifted education (HPGE)
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.
Across our school
At Blakehurst High School, the curriculum is enriched by a diverse range of opportunities designed to extend and challenge high potential and gifted students. We are committed to fostering the growth, development, and wellbeing of our learners through experiences that cultivate their strengths.
Stretching our students beyond the classroom, students can participate in programs that nurture talent across the creative and performative arts, on the sporting field, and through academic enrichment. We also provide meaningful avenues for student voice and leadership, empowering young people to contribute actively to the school and wider community and to enhance the quality of their educational experience.
At Blakehurst High School, we use effective evidence-informed talent development practices including:
• advanced learning pathways and acceleration
• curriculum differentiation
• explicit teaching practices
• formative assessment
• purposeful and flexible grouping to enhance learning experiences.
HPGE opportunities are already offered across the state to develop student talent across the four domains of potential.
These opportunities include:
- enrichment, extension and extra-curricular programs
- inter-school programs and competitions
- system-level enrichment offerings
- representative school sport pathways
- Schools Spectacular.
For more information
Help for your high potential child
If your child shows signs of high potential, contact us. We can share how our HPGE support can guide their learning journey.
Student opportunities and activities
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