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:

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.

In our classroom

We are committed to recognising and nurturing high-potential and gifted students, ensuring every learner can thrive at our school.

Staff regularly incorporate differentiated tasks within their programming and teaching, adjusting pace, complexity, and learning activities to meet individual needs.

Flexible groupings support collaborative problem-solving and presentation, while targeted learning goals and strengths-based feedback guide students through a “gap to got it” cycle, helping them identify learning gaps and achieve mastery according to their unique profiles.

Across our school

Our staff regularly engage in professional development to ensure that the most current research-based practices are implemented.

Students have access to a wide range of opportunities, including:

Public speaking
Eisteddfod participation
Writing competitions
Student representative council
Whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives
Maths Olympiad
Raglan’s Got Talent
Recorder group
Learn-to-swim programs
Cultural activities – First Nations Group
Excursions and incursions
Lunchtime and interest-based clubs
Garden Program
Kids in Space
STEM programs
Opera House performances

Across NSW

The Representative School Sport Pathway, along with PSSA events, provides students with opportunities to trial and compete in sports at regional, state, and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment, and teamwork.

Choir and recorder groups perform at state-coordinated events, including the Compass Music Festival and the Choral Concert at the Sydney Opera House.

Students also benefit from connections with our Denison College campuses, enhancing collaborative learning and broader educational experiences.