High potential and gifted education

At Avoca Beach Public School, HPGE lives in everyday practice. Many students have high potential, and we help that potential to grow into something powerful.

• Teachers identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. We provide learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs and acceleration.
• Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
• Groups are flexible, students take lead roles, and feedback is strengths-based with clear goals and self-assessment.
• Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners

Every student is individual, so opportunities are flexible and diverse.

• Students deepen strengths through debating, public speaking, STEM projects and enrichment days.
• Talent is celebrated through school musicals, music ensembles, band, strings group, choir, dance groups, supported by student technology group.
• Leadership grows through SRC, house captains, student parliament, mentoring and peer coaching, mediators and wellbeing is made visible with PBL awards.
• Daily life invites curiosity and belonging, with an open library at lunch and plus interest based groups like chess and gardening club.
• Sport matters too, with PSSA sport, training, gala days and coaching across a wide range of sports.

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.

• Students participate in opportunities such as APSMO Maths Olympiad, Premier’s Spelling Bee, Central Coast and Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking, Choral Festival and the Central Coast Dance Festival.
• Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and we help with entries, preparation and reflection so every experience feeds back into learning.