High potential and gifted education
Ignite your child’s potential at Walla Walla 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.
- We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive at our school. Our classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted students.
- We identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. We provide learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs and acceleration.
- Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
- Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners.
- Being in a regional area gives our school the chance to be innovative in our approach to high potential and gifted learners. For example, we have the flexibility to offer varied age class groupings and virtual classrooms.
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.
- Individual Talent Development Plans for students identified as having high potential in any of the four domains
- High-quality teaching in small, flexible groups to meet the needs of all students
- High expectations goal-setting for all students
Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth.
- All our students, including high potential and gifted students, are encouraged to take on leadership roles through our Student Action Groups
- Our students have the opportunity to participate in local, state and national competitions and events
Our students participate in a wide range of programs to extend their potential.
- A number of our students attend virtual opportunity classes in mathematics, science and technology through Aurora College
- Our students have the opportunity to participate in a range of NSW DoE talent development camps, groups and sporting teams.
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
Discover the opportunities our students have at our school.
Learning
Find out about our approach to learning and supporting students to progress.