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 Tighes Hill Public School, HPGE lives in everyday practice. Many students have high potential, and we help that potential to grow into something powerful.
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
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Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.
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Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
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Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
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Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE.
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Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
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Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.
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Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
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Structured peer collaboration and reflection.
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Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
Every student is individual, so opportunities are flexible and diverse.
- Debating
- Academic competitions
- Music ensembles
- Creative writing groups
- Sport squads
- Student leadership (SRC)
- Wellbeing programs
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.
- 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.
- The Premier’s Spelling Bee promotes our students’ vocabulary development and attention to detail in competitive settings.
- The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
Decathlon Dream Team
Our Tighes Hill students recently showcased their exceptional talents by winning the Hunter Region final of the Da Vinci Decathlon competition, outperforming a range of independent private schools. They then competed at the State finals held at Knox Grammar, continuing to demonstrate their outstanding abilities. This achievement highlights the strength of the incredible dedication of the students.
Soccer Superstar
Mae, achieved an outstanding milestone by representing the Hunter in the NSWPSSA Football Championships. Mae and the Hunter team secured first place, taking home the gold medal. She scored the winning goal from an incredible corner with her powerful left boot. Mae’s outstanding performance earned her a well-deserved spot on the NSW State team.
This impressive accomplishment highlights Mae's dedication, talent and hard work both on and off the field. This is a remarkable achievement and a testament to Mae's excellence in sport.
Masterpiece Makers
Our Year 2 students had the exciting opportunity to participate in a special art project facilitated by Newcastle Art Gallery’s Kate. They learned about local waterways such as the Throsby Basin and created stunning fish, crabs, and oysters that will be featured as animated illustrations in a video installation at the gallery’s upcoming reopening. This unique experience highlights the creativity and engagement, as students from schools across the local area contribute to this collaborative artwork.
Young Leaders, Big Impact
A big congratulations to our amazing Year 6 captains and Year 5 aspiring leaders who proudly represented our school at the Callaghan Young Leader’s Conference alongside students from our network of schools. Through collaboration and team-building activities, they demonstrated outstanding leadership skills and set a wonderful example for others. Well done to our students for being such great THPS ambassadors and inspiring future leaders!
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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