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?

At Warialda Public School, HPGE lives in everyday practice. Many students have high potential, and we help that potential to grow into something powerful.

Our teachers identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. We provide learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs and acceleration.

They are confident experts in explicit teaching strategies, actively sharing their knowledge and engaging in honest, open, and reflective discussions to continually improve their practice. Committed advocates for explicit teaching, our staff participate in ongoing professional learning to ensure all learners receive the support they need to succeed.

Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.

At Warialda Public School, our students understand that they are learners with clear goals. They receive regular, meaningful feedback from teachers, helping them stay engaged and aware of ‘where to next’ in their learning journey to achieve high levels of success.

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.

Our practices align with the NSW Department of Education’s HPGE policy, which highlights the importance of supporting giftedness across four essential domains:

- Creative Domain: Supporting students to develop original ideas and express themselves through creative thinking, problem-solving, and artistic pursuits.
- Intellectual (Cognitive) Domain: Offering challenging learning experiences that nurture advanced thinking, deep inquiry, and intellectual development.
- Physical Domain: Encouraging physical growth and wellbeing through activities that improve coordination, health, and physical skills.
- Social-Emotional Domain: Promoting emotional resilience, self-awareness, and positive social interactions to support the wellbeing of gifted learners.

In our classroom

Students deepen strengths through public speaking -Young Communicators Award, Art competitions, personal interest projects, partnerships with community events such as the Honey festival.
Students are enriched through STEM and coding pathways in class such as Robotics.
Stage 2 and Stage 3 classes are involved in leather work and Ukulele small group lessons.
Students who access the 'Young and Deadly Mob' and Opportunity Classes through Aurora.

Across our school

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

Talent is celebrated through school spectaculars and showcases of dance, drama and music such as our annual Twilight Concert, our Creative Arts spectacular, Choir Eisteddfod and 'Wakakirri Story Dance Performing Art Event'
It includes lunchtime clubs such as art, dance, choir and cultural dance supported by community knowledge.
Leadership grows through Transition buddies, Year 6 Leaders, Student Representative Council (SRC) Cultural Leaders, mentoring and peer coaching, and wellbeing is made visible with our PBL Awards and 'Grow your Mind' partnerships.
Clubs embracing curiosity and belonging, with our open Library and Gardening at lunch, along with Clubs like Lego club, Leather club, Beading and our new involvement in the 2026 Interschool puzzle club competition.
Sport matters too, with PSSA sport from a school level through to a state level, training and coaching that include differentiated Physical Education. With sporting opportunities offered for both male and female students: Netball, Basketball, Rugby and Rugby 7's, Cricket, Rugby League, Soccer, Touch Football. We participate competitively and are actively involved in the local gala days held. Each term we have a 'sporting Schools' program that deliver skill development across k-6.

Across NSW

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.

Students participate in enrichment opportunities such as NSW Premier's Debating, Premier's Sporting Challenge and ICAS assessments.
Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and our staff can help with entries.
Students participate in the Premiers Reading challenge and the Premiers Debating Challenge