High potential and gifted education

At Burringbar Public School, HPGE is part of who we are. Every day, we encourage our students to think deeply, create boldly, lead with confidence, and grow as learners and as people.

Guided by the NSW Department of Education’s High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) policy, we proudly recognise the diverse strengths, passions, and abilities of our students. We are committed to creating an inclusive, nurturing, and engaging environment where every child is supported to extend themselves and shine.

We take a whole-child approach to talent development, ensuring opportunities exist across four key domains:

Creative Domain
Students are encouraged to explore their imagination, express ideas in meaningful ways, and approach challenges with originality. Creativity is woven through classroom learning, performances, projects, and community events.

Intellectual Domain
We provide rich, challenging learning experiences that spark curiosity, deepen understanding, and promote high-level thinking across all key learning areas.

Physical Domain
At Burringbar, we value active learning and healthy living. Students develop skills, confidence, and teamwork through sport, outdoor activities, physical challenges, and movement-based opportunities.

Social-Emotional Domain
Student wellbeing sits at the heart of our school. We foster resilience, empathy, leadership, and strong relationships so that every child feels connected, supported, and empowered to 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

At Burringbar Public School:

Teachers use evidence-informed practices to identify learning needs and provide targeted challenge and extension.
Students access a range of enrichment, extension, and acceleration pathways.
Classrooms are supportive spaces where students feel safe to take risks, think critically and creatively, and collaborate with others.
Learning tasks promote choice, authenticity, and deep engagement.
Staff participate in ongoing professional learning to ensure the diverse needs of our high potential and gifted students are supported.

Together, we nurture excellence, celebrate individuality, and help every child grow into confident, capable, and curious learners.

Across our school

Across the school, students can access a wide range of programs designed to develop their talents and extend their learning, including:

Creative arts programs
Choir and performance opportunities
School Band
Student leadership roles, including Student Representative Council
Sporting programs, including interschool competitions and representative pathways
Public speaking
Clubs
Environmental and sustainability initiatives
Year 6 mentorship program
Wellbeing and personal development programs
Curriculum-aligned excursions and incursions
School camps and outdoor education experiences
STEM
School Talent Shows and Performances
Sports clinics

These opportunities help our students explore their interests, challenge themselves, and shine in a variety of ways, ensuring that every learner is supported to reach their full potential.

Across NSW

We actively participate in statewide and activities, giving our students valuable opportunities to challenge themselves, strive for excellence, and showcase their strengths. Through this enriched and collaborative approach, we ensure every student’s unique talents are recognised, developed, and celebrated.

Activities include: