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.

A teacher working with a small group of students.

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.

Our school choir out the front of the theatre.

Rich opportunities and activities

Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.

KPS student playing touch in the state team.

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

We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student can thrive at our school.

Staff regularly use differentiated tasks within their programming and teaching that adjust pace, tasks and complexity.

Flexible groupings for collaborative ideation and presentation, targeted learning goals, and strengths-based feedback is used to cater to individual learning profiles.

Across our school

Our school offers a range of activities and opportunities to support our student's growth.

KPS band
Debating
Public speaking
Sporting teams
Student leadership opportunities
KPS has talent
Coding & robotics
Extension mathematics
Whole school peer mentoring
Interest groups

Across NSW

Our students are active in numerous statewide programs to which gives them the opportunity to extend and challenge themselves.

There are numerous Premiers' Challenges we participate in. This gives the students the opportunity to compete inside our school and against other publics schools in a range of academia fields, be it debating, spelling, reading or public speaking.
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.
There also multiple performing arts pathways for students to participate in. They range from Riverina Central Choir, Riverina Dance Troupe, Riverina Dance Festival and the bi-annual CHORDS core dance troupe and choir.