High potential and gifted education (HPGE)

Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking, leadership or sport.

At our 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:

Our high potential and gifted education opportunities

Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.

In our classroom
We identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners.
Across our school

Every student is an individual, so opportunities are flexible and diverse.

  • Debating / Public Speaking
  • STEM and coding clubs
  • Academic competitions
  • School concerts
  • Creative Arts - Choir
  • Sporting teams
  • Lunchtime and interest-based groups
  • Performance-based movement groups
  • Peer mentoring
  • Student leadership (SRC)
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
Across NSW

At The Grange Public School, we offer a variety of opportunities to support and enrich our students within the school setting and wider community. The programs are designed to nurture talents and provide pathways for students to excel and engage, furthering their potential.

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide and local community programs. These include but not limited to the following:

  • The Premier’s Spelling Bee - this promotes vocabulary development and attention to detail in a competitive setting with the wider community.
  • The Premier’s Debating and Public Speaking Challenge - helps build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
  • Our Enrichment Partnership with Western Sydney University deepens our students’ intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration.
  • The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning.
  • The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
The Principal and the four student leaders at the celebration of learning assembly.

At The Grange Public School, we are committed to providing meaningful opportunities for every student to reach their potential, particularly in the areas of self-management, relationships, and social connection.

Our strong partnership with the Berry Street Education Model supports students to build the knowledge and skills required for self-regulation, relationship building, character development, engagement, and stamina. These essential social and emotional skills are explicitly taught to all students as part of our whole-school approach to wellbeing and high-quality learning.

Students who demonstrate high potential or giftedness in this domain are offered further opportunities to extend and apply their strengths through leadership roles and community initiatives. These experiences allow them to actively contribute to our positive school culture while continuing to grow as confident, compassionate leaders.

The outstanding opportunities provided to our students in this area were proudly recognised nationally in a Channel 7 News story, celebrating the success of our approach to developing social and emotional excellence.

Image of a student and his sporting success story
The Grange Public School is strongly connected to and actively engaged in pathways that support talented athletes to represent at zone, regional, state, and national levels. By engaging in these pathways, Mona was able to demonstrate his rugby knowledge and skills, earning selection in the Sydney South West Rugby Union team, which he represented at the NSW Rugby Championships.
Image of a student and her sporting success story
The Grange Public School is strongly connected to and actively engaged in pathways that support talented athletes to represent at zone, regional, state, and national levels. In 2025, Peleina represented the Fields Zone Rugby League team and made history as a member of the first-ever girls’ team to win the Sydney South West Rugby League Championships.

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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