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.
Our student musical groups - Choir and Ukulele
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.
Our 2025 Dance Troupe (primary)
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.
- Explicit Teaching focused on laying a strong foundation of learning that is built upon every lesson.
- Development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ongoing assessment to track progress, inform instructional adjustments and teach students at their own point of need.
- Adaptive grouping strategies to promote teamwork, creative thinking, and presentation skills.
- Encouraging learning settings that foster independence and self-reflection.
- Feedback and goal-setting approaches that highlight students’ strengths.
- Classroom opportunities that promote student leadership roles.
- Secure and encouraging environments that build confidence, support risk-taking, and nurture perseverance.
- Opportunities across all four (4) High Performing and Gifted Education Domains (Intellectual, Creative, Physical and Social Emotional)
- Big Creative Write – Book week activities
- Grade and Stage competitions
- Visual Art showcases
- Performing Arts showcases
- Curriculum-aligned and stage/grade-determined excursions and incursions
- Student Leadership
- Cultural Inclusion Initiatives
- Public Speaking competition
- 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 and CHSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
Our 2025 Dance Troupe (infant)
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) opportunities and groups.
- Integrated Technologies
- Coding
- Robotics
- Trivia Club
- Lego Club
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Yass Public School Public Speaking Competition
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Gardening Club (Environmental awareness)
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Streamed maths classes and extension infant literacy groups.
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Annual Hard Quiz competition for Year 6 students.
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CWA competitions in our local community.
- Infants Dance Group
- Primary Dance Group
- School Spectacular Performing choir
- Footsteps dance lessons and performances
- Drama group working to produce a biannual whole school play performance
- Aboriginal Cultural and Language Activities
- Hume Conservatorium music lessons - choir group and ukulele group
- DET Aboriginal dance workshop.
- CAPA event in Yass Valley Learning Community
- School Sport, Athletics and inter-school competitions
- Carnivals: Swimming, Athletics and Cross Country
- Primary School Sports Association (PSSA) Competitions: Netball, Soccer, Touch Rugby League and Cricket
- Public Schools Swim Scheme
- Gala Days
- Todd Woodbridge tennis Competition
- Biannual Gymnastics program
- Gecko sports workshops
- Playtime interest-based clubs
- Student leadership opportunities, leading school assemblies, becoming a buddy for Kindergarten students, speaking at the Kindergarten information evenings.
- Sports House leadership
- DOVES Student Voice initiatives
- Student Representative Council, working on school projects, local community projects and global projects.
- Kindergarten and Year 6 buddy program – Learning leadership and resilience skills
- Mentoring program
- Community service programs, breakfast club coordinators and Anzac / Remembrance Day Leadership in ceremonies
- Stage Camp program – building team and personal challenge activities.
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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