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 Narooma High School, every learner’s capacity is nurtured and valued. Myriad students have high potential, and our school fosters growth in dynamic and powerful ways. We provide a variety of academic, cultural, sporting and extracurricular activities which provide pathways for each high potential and gifted student to develop their unique strengths and explore their interests. Our learning environment is inclusive and supportive where each student is encouraged to embrace challenges and immerse themselves in their passions with enthusiasm, rigour, and confidence.

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

At Narooma High School, our classrooms are vibrant, inclusive and stimulating places where every student is emboldened to think critically, embrace creativity, and take risks in their learning.

- Our students are encouraged to pursue excellence through mentoring partnerships, individual goal setting, and self-reflection.

- Our teachers cultivate relevant, authentic and challenging learning experiences that promote choice and exploration.

- Our curriculum includes both accelerated and advanced learning pathways which foster inquiry, abstraction, and problem solving.

Across our school

Our school identifies and supports students with high potential through targeted enrichment, extension, and extracurricular opportunities.

- Leadership is championed through the Student Representative Council, Junior Aboriginal Education Consultative Group, Peer Support, and the Community of Schools Ambassadors.

- Talent is celebrated through art exhibitions, school musicals, the agricultural show team, robotics and representative sport.

- Curiosity and worldliness are enhanced through interstate and overseas excursions including the Japanese Cultural Tour.

Across NSW

Across NSW and beyond, our students engage at the highest levels of competition and collaboration.

- Partnerships with tertiary institutions and professional bodies, such as the Engineering Summer School, deepen our students’ intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration.

- Connections with community organisations provide students with opportunities including the Young Endeavour Scholarship, RYPEN and Model United Nations.

- Student voice is valued and heard at the highest levels, including the Minister’s Student Council (DOVES).