High potential and gifted education
At Duranbah Public School, the potential of every learner is our foremost priority. Recognising that many students possess high potential, we are dedicated to fostering and cultivating this potential into meaningful and impactful outcomes. Our commitment encompasses the development of high potential across four key domains: creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional.
Our school provides a stimulating and supportive environment designed to nurture each student’s curiosity and creativity. We promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovative expression through a rigorous and enriching curriculum. By engaging students in inquiry-based learning and authentic projects, we facilitate the growth of empathy, collaboration, and resilience. This approach enables students to explore their interests deeply and extend their learning capabilities.
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.
At Duranbah Public School, support for High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) in classrooms is provided through the following practices:
1. Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking
2. Strengths-based feedback and goal setting
3. Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content
Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student talent and growth:
1. Opportunities in STEM and coding programs
2. Structured music classes
3. Student leadership roles facilitated through the Student Representative Council and peer mentoring initiatives
4. Participation in sporting groups, including soccer and hockey
5. Involvement in sporting competitions, such as athletics and swimming
6. Engagement in dance ensembles
7. Organisation and participation in talent shows
Our students have the opportunities to participate in a wide range of programs to extend their potential including:
1. Academic competitions
2. Debating competition
3. Leadership forum
4. Regional and state sporting competitions
5. Small schools’ talent show
6. Small schools’ sporting competitions
7. Far North Coast dance festival
8. Spelling bee competition
9. Premier’s Reading Challenge
10. Online learning platforms
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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