High Potential and Gifted Education
Certain students exhibit rapid learning or outstanding skills in areas like creativity, leadership, problem-solving, or athletics.
At Cooma Public School, we dedicate ourselves to fostering the distinct talents of each high potential and gifted learner. Our experienced teachers deliver tailored and dynamic lessons that promote development intellectually, creatively, socially, and physically. We cultivate an inclusive and motivating atmosphere that sparks curiosity, embraces challenges, and recognises each student's unique abilities.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Recognising potential and developing talent
Our High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) approach is about seeing it early, nurturing it intentionally, and supporting students to thrive—academically, creatively, physically and socially.
Through high-quality, differentiated teaching and targeted enrichment opportunities, we:
- Identify high potential across all domains
- Provide challenge, extension and depth in learning
- Support growth through explicit teaching and personalised pathways
- Build confidence, curiosity and a love of learning
Tailored lessons
Recognising Potential. Developing Talent.
These lessons are designed to stretch thinking, deepen understanding and develop talent while remaining embedded in high-quality classroom practice. They align with explicit teaching, differentiation and high expectations.
Rich opportunities and activities
Recognising Potential. Developing Talent.
We provide students with challenging, engaging opportunities that extend learning and support talent development across all domains.
- Inquiry & Challenge: Big questions, research, problem-solving and deep thinking
- Intellectual Stretch: Open-ended tasks, reasoning and extension workshops
- Creative Pathways: Design, performance, writing and innovation projects
- Physical & Leadership: Skill development, teamwork, leadership and reflection
Opening doors to wider experiences
We create pathways that extend learning beyond the classroom—connecting students to new experiences, deeper challenge and broader possibilities.
Through enrichment, leadership, creativity and real-world learning, students are encouraged to explore interests, stretch their thinking and discover what’s possible.
When doors are opened, confidence grows—and futures expand.
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.
At our school, we value the individuality of each student and create a range of adaptable experiences that encourage personal growth and the development of talents beyond the academic environment.
- Debating
- Wakakirri
- Community Performing Arts Festival
- Whole School Performance
- School Choir
- Recorder Group
- Stem sessions
- Student Representative Council
- Art Show
- PSSA sport opportunities
- Local sport gala days
Our students participate in a broad spectrum of regional and state events that help to expand and enhance their abilities.
- Premiers sporting challenge
- Premiers Reading Challenge
- Premiers Debating Challenge
- ICAS competition
- Representative Sport - Regional and State level
- Wakakirri Story Dance Festival
- Debating challenge
Help for your high potential child
If your child shows signs of high potential we encourage you to contact us. Our dedicated Learning and Support Team can explain how our High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) programs can support and extend your child's learning journey.
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