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 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:

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 Wee Jasper Public School, a small rural school, high potential and gifted education (HPGE) is part of everyday practice. Our size allows us to know each student well and to recognise high potential in diverse and evolving ways, ensuring every learner has opportunities to think, create, lead and explore each day.

We believe all children can grow their skills, confidence and self-awareness across the creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional domains, and we intentionally involve every student in HPGE opportunities. Learning is immersive, personalised and inclusive, supporting students to explore interests, stretch their thinking and develop new capabilities in a supportive environment where everyone belongs.

Through partnerships with other regional schools, families, community members and external experts, we broaden opportunities and provide rich, real-world learning experiences that extend growth across all four domains.

At Wee Jasper Public School, HPGE reflects our commitment to inclusive, high-quality learning that supports every student to grow in confidence, capability and connection.

In our classroom

In our classrooms, high potential is nurtured through inclusive, purposeful teaching. Teachers know each learner well and create learning experiences that challenge, support and extend students in ways that build confidence, resilience and capability across the intellectual, physical, social–emotional and creative domains.

Intellectual

Teaching is informed by ongoing formative assessment and evidence-based practices, with close monitoring of growth in our small, multi-stage classrooms to provide purposeful challenge and extension.

Differentiation is embedded through adjustments to pace, complexity and higher-order thinking, alongside explicit teaching of critical thinking, problem-solving and metacognitive strategies.

Where appropriate, advanced learning pathways are integrated through enrichment, extension, acceleration and compacted content within daily classroom practice to personalise learning.

Curriculum depth is developed through inquiry, abstraction and cross-curricular learning that promotes student choice, creativity and real-world connections.

Physical

In PDHPE, differentiated movement tasks support skill refinement, with targeted goals for coordination, agility and control.

Physical learning experiences emphasise goal setting, perseverance and resilience, supporting students to reflect on progress and persist through challenge.

Collaborative physical activities provide opportunities for teamwork, leadership, feedback and shared problem-solving.

Social–Emotional

Supportive and inclusive classroom environments foster belonging, confidence, collaboration and positive risk-taking.

Strength-based feedback and clear learning goals support self-reflection, perseverance and continuous improvement.

Structured peer collaboration strengthens communication, teamwork and positive learning relationships.

Creative

Creative learning experiences encourage collaboration, experimentation and risk-taking, supporting students to develop resilience and confidence in expressing ideas.

Students engage in creative tasks that promote goal setting, reflection and perseverance as they refine skills and respond to feedback.

Flexible grouping across stages enables idea sharing, creative problem-solving and presentation of learning, with opportunities for leadership and student voice.

Across our school

Beyond the classroom, we recognise that every student is unique. Wee Jasper Public School offers flexible and diverse opportunities that allow students to explore, develop and celebrate their individual strengths, interests and passions.

Intellectual

Writing mentorship with acclaimed author Will Kostakis, supporting student voice, craft and confidence.

Differentiated Level 1-3 STEM tasks embedded across the school.

Specialist-led STEM enrichment through STEM Academy, including coding, design thinking, problem-solving and robotics.

Cross-school STEM PLC with Dalton PS and Breadalbane PS, strengthening collaboration and shared expertise.

STEM Virtual Academy opportunities for students in Years 5-6.
Public speaking and debating, including participation in the Premier’s Debating Competition.

‘Aspire’ partnership with the University of Canberra, building awareness of tertiary education pathways.

Curriculum-linked excursions that extend learning beyond the classroom (e.g. Questacon, Opera House, botanical gardens, Ballarat).

Physical

Sporting development through skill-building, teamwork and representative pathways, including PSSA opportunities, where appropriate.

An extensive swimming program led by skilled staff.

Sporting Schools programs provide access to a wide range of sports, including tennis, netball, cricket, athletics and gymnastics.

Outdoor Education delivered in partnership with Australian Outdoor Education, using the local environment to build confidence, resilience and teamwork.

Social–Emotional

Leadership opportunities for all students through school parliament, peer leadership roles and whole-school responsibilities.

Students lead and participate in significant community events, including the ANZAC Day March and public speaking at the ceremony.

Wellbeing programs that support emotional regulation, resilience and growth mindset, including Grow Your Mind.

Interest-based and student-led activities that foster connection, confidence and a strong sense of belonging.

Creative

Music - engagement with tuned and untuned instruments, developing musical skills and performance confidence, with opportunities to participate in Musica Viva.

Choir - vocal development and performance through singing repertoire in multiple languages, building musicality, cultural understanding and confidence, with opportunities to perform at school events and selected external performances such as Pulse Alive.

Dance - exploration of movement, creativity and expression, with performances at school and selected community and regional events.

Drama - development of confidence, communication and creative expression through school performances and exposure to live theatre experiences.

Visual Arts - workshops led by accomplished artists across a range of disciplines, including collaborative projects such as murals.

Across NSW

Where appropriate, Wee Jasper Public School engages with a range of NSW public school programs designed to extend and enrich student learning and potential.

Our STEM enrichment partnerships, including support from our STEM Project Officer, Crookwell Academy of STEM Excellence, industry and universities, provide opportunities for students to develop curiosity, innovation and collaboration where appropriate.

Our school engages with Pulse Alive, a large-scale event that offers performance opportunities for students to participate and showcase their learning.

Schools Spectacular is an iconic performing arts event that provides opportunities for students from NSW public schools to celebrate creativity, diversity and talent.

The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) supports whole-school participation in physical activity, encourages active lifestyles and offers leadership and professional learning opportunities.

The representative school sport pathway, including PSSA and CHSSA events, provides opportunities for students to trial and participate at regional, state and national levels, supporting the development of discipline, commitment and teamwork.

Mentoring programs provide opportunities for students to connect with trusted adults, including school alumni, supporting confidence, motivation and interpersonal skill development.