High potential and gifted education
At Crawford Public School, we nurture every student's potential by ensuring all students receive challenging and engaging learning opportunities. We support our students' growth across intellectual, creative, physical, and social-emotional domains by identifying and addressing individual needs and aspirations with high expectations for all. This commitment is supported by quality teaching, leadership, and tailored programs that help students thrive and achieve personal excellence.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
A whole school approach
HPGE is integrated into classroom learning for all students
Four key domains
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We focus on developing potential in four areas:
- Intellectual: Critical thinking, problem-solving, and academic curiosity.
- Creative: Imagination, innovation, and artistic expression.
- Physical: Skill development and excellence in sports and movement.
- Social-Emotional: Leadership, empathy, and collaboration.
Equity and excellence
All students, regardless of their background, have access to learning that meets their needs and supports their personal best.
Differentiated learning
Teachers provide differentiated opportunities to challenge and engage every student, including those who are high potential or gifted.
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:
- Quality teaching: Our teachers are committed to identifying student potential and providing opportunities for talent development.
- Challenging programs: Students are engaged through a variety of programs, from in-class challenges to specific talent-development opportunities.
- Leadership opportunities: Students are encouraged to develop leadership skills through programs like student representative councils, mentoring, and leading major school events.
- Beyond the classroom: We partner with other organizations to provide additional expertise and role models, ensuring our students have access to a wide range of opportunities.
Our high potential and gifted education opportunities
Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, across our school, and beyond
We offer a wide variety of school based opportunities including:
- choir
- dance groups
- a variety of sporting teams
- public speaking competitions
- spelling bees
Our school partner's with other schools, organisations and accesses external opportunities for our students including:
- Colebee Learning Community HPGE days
- Amazon STEM workshops
- Blacktown City Council writing competition
- Wild for Art art competition
- Premier's Reading Challenge
- Premier's Spelling Bee
- Network Gala days
- Interschool sporting competitions
- Quakers Hill Network student leadership council
- Nurrangingy Junior AECG
Help for your high potential child
If your child shows signs of high potential, contact us. We can share how our HPGE support can guide their learning journey.