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. Thomas Reddall High School is committed to implementing the NSW Department of Education High Potential and Gifted Education Policy through school-wide practices that recognise and respond to students’ diverse strengths and abilities. By fostering inclusive and challenging learning environments, the school supports the identification, development and progression of high potential learners, enabling all students to be appropriately challenged and supported to achieve their best.

In our classroom

· Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher order thinking.

· Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.

· Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.

· Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.

· Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.

· Structured peer collaboration and reflection.

· Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance

· Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.

Across our school

Beyond the classroom TRHS offers students a range of opportunities and activities throughout the year to support student learning and growth across the Intellectual, Social- Emotional. Physical and Creative Domains of High Potential and Gifted Education

Intellectual

· Provision of appropriate adjustment / differentiation

· Enrichment Opportunities

· WSU Fast Forward Program/ PATHE Program

· Science and Engineering Challenge

· Debating/ Public Speaking Competitions

· Opportunities to participate in a range of competitions including the Australian Mathematics Competition,

· Mathematics Club, Writer’s Club, Drama Club

· Opportunities to attend enrichment activities e.g. Sydney Writers Festival,

· Theatre Performances

· Debating/ Public speaking

Social-Emotional

· Wellbeing Programs

· NASCA

· SRC/ Student Leadership Opportunities

· Whole school Wellbeing and Inclusion Activities – providing students with opportunities to develop their leadership skills.

· Leadership Opportunities via SRC and School Leadership Group

Physical

· Participation in a range of sporting competitions including gala days and knockout competitions in a range fs Sports including, but not limited to, Netball, Soccer, Volleyball, Rugby, League, Touch Football, Basketball, Ten Pin Bowling and Bocce

· West Tigers Program

Creative

· Fisher’s Ghost and Campbelltown Art Gallery Program

· Indigenous Dance

· Performances at school events (Music/Dance)

· Opportunity to participate in School Spectacular

Across NSW

Students have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of programs to extend their potential including:

· Participation in statewide programs

· Selection for Representative Teams through zone, regional and state carnivals

· Pacifica Rugby

· Science and Engineering Challenge