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 Woollahra, students are encouraged to strive for excellence both in and beyond the classroom. A wide range of co-curricular activities gives gifted and high potential learners the chance to challenge themselves, showcase their talents, and shine in competitive settings. Teachers adapt lessons to meet the needs of every student, ensuring learning is engaging and appropriately challenging. With strong systems in place to identify and support gifted learners, and flexible groupings that allow students to learn at their own pace, Woollahra creates an environment where every student can 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.
- Maths Olympiad & Australian Maths Competition
- DaVinci Decathlon
- State Public Speaking Competitions (K–6)
- Robotics (Beebots, Micro:bit, Dashbots, Ozobots) and introductory coding
- Premier's Debating Challenge
- Sydney Debating Challenge
- Tournament of of the Minds: Students compete in teams across 10 disciplines: engineering, mathematics and chess, code breaking, art and poetry, science, English, ideation, creative producers, cartography and legacy.
- Choir (K-2, Stage 2 and Stage3)
- Band and Rock-band
- String Ensemble
- Junior and Senior Dance Ensemble
- School Spectacular
- Student Representative Council (SRC, Years 2–5)
- Year 6 Leadership Team
- Sport Leader Program
- Grow Your Mind (GYM) Program
- Primary Schools Sporting Association (PSSA) teams in Soccer, AFL and Netball
- School Sport and Gala Days
- Zone representative sport
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.
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