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.

In our classroom

All teachers at Jiggi Public School implement evidence-informed practices every day to identify, support and extend high potential and gifted learners. These practices include:

Using formative assessment to identify advanced learning needs, monitor student growth and adjust teaching accordingly
Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.
Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
Creating safe, supportive classroom environments that build confidence, encourage risk-taking and foster perseverance
Providing differentiated learning pathways, including enrichment, extension and subject or grade acceleration where appropriate
Engaging in regular collaborative planning to track, review and respond to the progress of identified students
Participating in ongoing professional learning led by the Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction, and highly accomplished teachers

Our focus is on challenge, engagement and continuous growth, ensuring every advanced learner is appropriately stretched and supported to reach their full potential.

Across our school

We recognise that talent develops across a range of contexts. At Jiggi Public School, students are provided with rich opportunities beyond the classroom to explore, develop and extend their strengths.

Intellectual Domain:

Rivers Public Speaking, an initiative created and coordinated by the Principal of Jiggi Public School
STEM and Coding interest areas that foster curiosity, problem-solving and higher-order thinking

Creative Domain:

School visual arts showcases celebrating student creativity
A comprehensive music program
Participation in the Small Schools Choir
Dance performances at the Lismore Creative Arts Performance
Drama presentations at the end-of-year assembly
Creative Arts Camp experiences

Physical Domain:

Participation in PSSA sport
Cross Country, Athletics and Swimming Carnivals
Clear school sport pathways for student development
Small Schools team sports opportunities
Sports monitors for leadership

Social–Emotional Domain:

Kindergarten Buddy Program supporting leadership and connection
Student Representative Council (SRC) participation
Wellbeing Days and a range of student leadership opportunities

Across NSW

Our students also have access to a broad range of state-level enrichment opportunities, including:

The Premier’s Spelling Bee
The Premier’s Sporting Challenge
Representative sport pathways at regional, state and national levels

These programs provide valuable opportunities for high potential and gifted learners to extend their skills and showcase their talents beyond the school context.