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 Samuel Terry Public School, high potential and gifted education (HPGE) is embedded in our everyday practice. We recognise that many students have high potential, and we nurture that potential to grow into something powerful.

Teachers differentiate tasks by adjusting the pace and complexity of lessons.
Formative assessment is used effectively to monitor growth and adapt learning.
Higher-order thinking, critical thinking and problem-solving strategies are explicitly taught.
Flexible grouping allows for collaboration and reflection.
Targeted learning goals in a supportive learning environment, encourage confidence, risk taking and perseverance.
Professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our HPGE students, ensures teaching practices are responsive, inclusive, and challenging for all.

Across our school

At Samuel Terry Public School, we offer a wide range of opportunities and enrichment programs that are designed to extend learning, build confidence and inspire students to pursue their passions.

At our school, students can get involved in:

Debating and Public Speaking
Peer mentoring and buddy programs
Student leadership opportunities (SRC)
HPGE Turtle Challenge
Academic competitions
Coding clubs
Creative clubs and art showcases
Choir
Dance groups
Drumming group
School sport teams and carnivals
House competitions and team events
Representative sport teams with coaching expertise
Kitchen Garden
Aged Care Facility inter-generational relations
Chess tournaments

Across NSW

At Samuel Terry Public School, we understand the impact that participating in state-wide HPGE opportunities has on our students' engagement, confidence and aspirations.

The Premier's Reading Challenge promotes our students' reading development and exposure to a wide variety of text types.
Local debating and public speaking competitions help our students to build logical arguments and develop confidence in public speaking.
Our enrichment partnership with local high schools, deepens our students' intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration.
Entering work into the Australian Conservation Foundation, 'Wild at Art' encourages students to express their creativity while celebrating the diverse talents of our students.
The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA Gala Day events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state, and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and the value of teamwork and shared success.

Recent Achievements

Our most recent HPGE achievements include: