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.

In our classroom

At Burren Junction Public School, HPGE lives in our everyday classroom practice. Many students have high potential, and we help that potential grow into something powerful.

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.
Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
Groups are flexible, students take lead roles, and feedback is strengths-based with clear goals and peer/self-assessment.
Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners.
Safe learning environments and smaller class sizes that encourage confidence, risk-taking, resilience and perseverance.

Across our school

Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth across the range of HPGE domains:

Creative Arts showcases, including involvement in poetry writing and visual art-making as part of the Wee Waa Show and Walgett Show
Student leadership, through our Year 6 Parliament program
Involvement in the Narrabri Eisteddfod
PSSA sporting pathways, through access to a range of Zone and North West region opportunities
Other sporting pathways through involvement in Small Schools Knockouts
Involvement in the NSW Premier's Spelling Bee, NSW Premier's Debating and DoE Public Speaking competitions
School gardening leadership
Wellbeing programs, including Grow Your Mind

Across NSW

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

The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA 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 Sporting Challenge encourages students to participate in sport and physical activity to lead a healthy lifestyle.
Students participate in opportunities such as University of Newcastle Science and Engineering Challenge, APSMO Maths Olympiad, Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking, Premier's Debating Challenge
Access to Opportunity Class placement through Aurora College.