High potential and gifted education
At Banksmeadow Public school, we follow the NSW Department of Education’s High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) policy, which recognises the diverse strengths and needs of gifted and high potential students. Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking, leadership or sport.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive learning environment that challenges and extends all learners, ensuring they are engaged, motivated and able to reach their full potential. Our programs are designed to provide talent development pathways which allow students to achieve their potential across each of the four key domains, which are the creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional domains. This reflects the Department’s emphasis on catering to the whole child.
At Banksmeadow Public School, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.
Our approach focuses on four key domains
Intellectual domain
Academic competitions such as the Maths Olympiad, Premier's Debating Challenge, and the Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition are popular opportunities for our students each year. Children who are high potential or gifted in the intellectual domain are supported and extended through these programs.
Physical domain
Children who have high potential or are gifted in the physical domain are offered many sporting opportunities at Banksmeadow Public School, including PSSA, the Swimming Carnival, Athletics Carnival, and Cross Country Carnival, with students representing our school at both regional and state levels.
Creative domain
Many Creative Arts opportunities are available at Banksmeadow Public School. We have two school choirs, a Junior Dance group, a Senior Dance group, and an Art Club. Our classroom programs are tailored to support students who are high potential or gifted in the creative domain, giving them opportunities to shine.
Social-emotional domain
Children are also offered leadership opportunities through Peer Support, the SRC, the student leadership team, and house captain roles.
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.
Within the classroom, teachers at Banksmeadow Public School:
- Differentiate learning experiences to create high challenge and engagement in learning
- Support students to set independent learning goals based on teacher feedback, in order to reflect on and extend their learning
- Use explicit teaching strategies to ensure that all students reach their full potential
- Develop independent learning plans for students who require individualised support
- Foster potential and create rich learning environments where all our students can thrive
At Banksmeadow Public School, we recognise the unique individuality if each and every students. Opportunities for students are flexible and diverse. We offer a wide range of activities to extend students. This includes:
- Maths Olympiad and Maths Explorer
- School Choir
- Dance Groups
- Public Speaking
- Debating Team
- Gardening Program
- Enrichment Writing Group
- Student Representative Council
- Sports Captains
- Library Monitors
- Mentoring
- STEAM club
- Art Club
- Sports opportunities
- Peer Support
When families and the school work together, we can best support High Potential and Gifted students to thrive as learners. Please see our HPGE Implementation Policy and FAQs for more information.
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.
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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Learning
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