High Potential and Gifted Education
Passfield Park School staff have embraced HPGE through a shared lens for recognising potential in students with complex needs. At our school, we believe every student has unique strengths and the capacity for growth. We are passionate about helping learners recognise their high potential and supporting them to develop it into real achievement. Our teachers actively seek out and nurture each student’s abilities, encouraging them to reach their personal best.
We focus on developing high potential across four domains: creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional. Each day, students are challenged to think deeply, create imaginatively, lead positively, and grow as confident individuals. Our diverse and inclusive school community celebrates every learner’s progress and fosters a sense of belonging.
We are committed to a culture of high expectations and fairness, where every child is given the opportunity to turn potential into talent. By providing meaningful learning experiences and tailored support, we ensure all students have the chance to shine.
At our school, possibility becomes achievement, and every learner has the opportunity to excel.
What is high potential and gifted education?
Educational programs and strategies designed to identify, support, and nurture students who demonstrate high potential or giftedness in various areas such as intellectual, creative, physical, or social-emotional domains. The goal of HPGE is to help these students develop their abilities fully and achieve their best learning outcomes.
Our high potential and gifted education opportunities
Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.
- Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE.
- Targeted learning goals for coordination, agility, and control.
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
- STEM and Coding Clubs provide hands-on opportunities for students to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and programming skills through engaging projects and collaborative challenges.
- Our school participates in DanceSport Confidence Unified Program, a large-scale event providing opportunities for students in the physical and social-emotional domains.
- Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives
- Inter-School Puzzle Club competitions allow our students to compete against peers from other schools, showcasing their creativity, logic, and strategic thinking.
- The Schools Spectacular is an iconic performing arts event that celebrates the talents, diversity and creativity of students from across NSW public schools.
- The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning.
Inter-school Puzzle Club
Students in Puzzle Club enjoy tackling a variety of brain teasing challenges that build problem solving skills, teamwork, and creativity. The club offers a fun and engaging way for students to think critically and collaborate with their peers.
DanceSport
Our students have the opportunity to learn ballroom dancing through DanceSport, including collaboration with Ingleburn Public School. This program helps students develop confidence, coordination, and teamwork while enjoying the joy of dance.
Minecraft
Minecraft: Education Edition (MEE) supports High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) by providing an engaging and challenging learning platform. Students develop problem-solving, creativity, and computational thinking skills through coding, while also strengthening collaboration and social–emotional learning.
Student opportunities and activities
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Learning
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