High potential and gifted education

At Guise Public School, every learner’s potential is our priority. We believe that every student has the capacity to achieve excellence, and we are committed to helping that potential grow into something powerful.

Our school fosters a culture of high expectations and equity in excellence, ensuring that all students—regardless of background—have the opportunity to develop their talents. We focus on nurturing potential across four key domains: creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional.

Through engaging programs and enriching learning experiences, our teachers identify and support high potential and gifted learners both in the classroom and across the whole school. We challenge our students to think, create, lead, and grow every day, offering diverse opportunities that inspire them to achieve their personal best.

At Guise Public School, diversity and opportunity thrive—every learner belongs, every learner is challenged, and every learner is supported to shine.
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

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

Teachers assess students’ learning needs and apply evidence-informed strategies to engage, challenge, and extend their learning.
Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners.

Across our school

Our students participate in a wide range of activities to extend and enrich student potential.
Students can explore their interests and develop new skills through a variety of exciting STEM activities.
Leadership grows through SRC and wellbeing is made visible with our reward system.

Across NSW

Students participate in opportunities such as Premier's Spelling Bee, Premier's Sporting Challenge, public speaking and STEM.

Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and we help with entries, preparation and reflection so every experience feeds back into learning.