High potential and gifted education (HPGE)
High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) is how our school supports students with advanced learning needs. 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.
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.
High potential
High potential students are those whose potential exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains. Their potential may be assessed as beyond the average range across any domain. They may benefit from an enriched or extended curriculum and learning opportunities beyond the typical level of students the same age.
Gifted
Gifted students’ potential significantly exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains. They may benefit from an extended curriculum and learning opportunities significantly beyond the typical level of students the same age.
Highly gifted
Gifted students’ potential significantly exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains. They may benefit from an extended curriculum and learning opportunities significantly beyond the typical level of students the same age.
HPGE at Smithfield West Public School
HPGE intellectual domain
The intellectual domain of potential refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning.
HPGE creative domain
The creative domain of potential refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality.
HPGE physical domain
The physical domain of potential refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control.
HPGE social-emotional domain
The social-emotional domain of potential refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others.