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.

Morisset Public School offers a range of High Potential and Gifted Education programs designed to nurture curiosity, challenge thinking and support positive growth.

At Morisset Public School, we recognise that high potential looks different for every student, and we provide engaging opportunities that extend learning, build confidence and encourage students to reach their personal best in a supportive and inclusive environment.

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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.

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 Morisset Public School, our classrooms promote differentiated learning that adjusts pace, complexity and higher-order thinking to cater for the needs of students through:

Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking and perseverance.
Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content.
Tasks that promote choice, authenticity and critical and creative thinking.
Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.
Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning

Across our school

Morisset Public School we offer a range of HPGE opportunities to increase engagement and achievement across the four HPGE domains.

Intellectual Domain:

K-6 Mathematics and Literacy Extension groups
Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition
Australasian Mathematics Olympiad
Write On Competition
Whitlam Institute What Matters? Wring Competition
Battle of the Brains
STEM Challenge Day
Coding - Minecraft Education Australian Open Schools Tennis Challenge
ICAS competitions - English, Writing, Spelling, Maths, Science, Digital Technologies
Science lessons onsite at Morisset High School

Creative Arts Domain:

Star Struck Dance and Choir
Aboriginal Dance Group
Aboriginal Didge Group
Drumming Group
School Productions
Public Speaking

Physical Domain:

Sporting Opportunities - Swimming, Athletics, Cross Country, Football (Soccer), OzTag, Basketball, Netball, Rugby League.
Sporting Gala Days

Social-emotional Learning Domain

Peer Support Leader Program
Year 4 & 5 Buddy Program
School Leaders
Sport Leaders
Student Representative Council

Across NSW

Our school actively supports a range of state-wide initiatives designed to challenge, extend and enrich student learning. Students are offered opportunities such as: