High potential and gifted education
Ignite your child’s potential at Tregear Public School
At our school, every learner’s potential is our priority. Many students have high potential and we help that potential to grow into something powerful.
Our school is a place of diversity and opportunity, where every learner belongs. We foster a culture of high expectations and equity in excellence, ensuring every student, regardless of background, has opportunities to develop their potential into talent. We are committed to developing high potential across 4 domains: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional.
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.
Our classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted students.
- We provide explicit teaching and formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
- Flexible grouping for differentiation and extension.
Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that
support student growth.
- Debating
- Choir
- Public Speaking
- Competitions
- Student Leadership
- Wellbeing Programs
- Performance based dance groups
- STEM
- Visual Arts Showcases
- PSSA Sporting Teams
Our students participate in a wide range of programs to
extend their potential.
- Premiers Reading Challenge
- Premiers Spelling Bee
- Premiers Sporting Challenges
- Representative Sport
- Dance Sport
- Debating and Public Speaking
- Competitions
- Visual Art Competitions
- Student Leadership
- Opportunities
- School Spectacular
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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