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 Mullion Creek Public School, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and 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.
At Mullion Creek Public School, HPGE is part of everyday practice. We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student can thrive at our school. We aim to provide:
- Differentiated tasks and flexible groupings that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
- Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.
- Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content.
- Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
- Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment that promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
Our school recognises that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside the classroom.
- All students, including high potential and gifted students, are encouraged to take on leadership roles through our schoolwide leadership program, and leadership of major events including the community ANZAC Day and special assemblies.
- Students can apply for the Aurora College virtual opportunity class (in Year 4) for high potential and gifted students in Year 5 and 6.
- Talent in the arts is celebrated and extended through our local and statewide art exhibitions.
- Students are encouraged and supported to develop their confidence and communication skills through public speaking competitions, including the district CWA Public Speaking event.
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide programs that aim to extend and enrich student potential.
- The representative school sport pathway and PSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at district, regional, and state levels fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
- Mullion Creek Public School continues to prioritise sporting participation in a multitude of competitions including gala days, knock out competitions and selection through to zone, regional and state carnivals and trials.
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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