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?

Students receiving awards from the High School Princia;

Recognising potential and developing talent

Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.

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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.

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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 Yamba Public School, we recognise that high potential exists in many forms and across all learners. Our approach to high potential and gifted education is embedded in everyday teaching and learning through evidence-based practices to meet the needs of every student.

Teachers use a range of strategies including differentiated learning tasks, flexible groupings and targeted feedback to challenge and extend students. Ongoing professional learning ensures our staff continue to refine practices that support growth, engagement and achievement for all.

Across our school

At Yamba Public School, we recognise and nurture the unique talents of every student by providing diverse, and enriching opportunities that support growth across academic, creative, social, and physical domains.

Here are some of the opportunities available to support the talent development of students at Yamba Public School:

• NSWPSSA and School Sport Representative Pathway

• Choir and Music Lessons, taught in collaboration with the Clarence Valley Conservatorium

• Student Representative Council (SRC)

• Public Speaking

• Debating

• Premier’s Spelling Bee

• Chess

• Whole School Creative Arts Performances

• Wellbeing Programs

• Curriculum-aligned Excursions and Incursions

• State Camps, including North Coast Creative Arts Camp

•Participation in local, state, and national competitions in areas including mathematics, writing, and art

• Local Yaygirr Language, Connection to Country and Culture opportunities

• Lunchtime Clubs, including gardening and chess

Across NSW

Yamba Public School is proud to partner with Aurora College to provide remote opportunity classes for academically gifted Year 5 and Year 6 students with high potential.

These classes offer specialised teaching and learning experiences, grouping students with peers of similar ability and providing materials suited to their advanced learning needs. Parents typically apply when their child is in Year 4.

Placement in the Aurora College Opportunity Class allows students to engage in a challenging academic program while remaining connected to their local school community.