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 our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.

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.

Visit our Barnier High Potential and Gifted Education website for more information on how we support, nurture and challenge our students.

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

Barnier Public School is committed to meeting the needs of high potential students within the classroom, across our school and within our wider community. Teachers are dedicated to providing all students with appropriate levels of challenge and rigour in their everyday learning to achieve growth and success. At Barnier PS we offer:

Differentiated tasks
Explicit teaching
Tasks that promote choice
Strengths-based feedback and goal setting
Structures peer collaboration and reflection
Opportunities for leadership within the classroom

Across our school

At Barnier Public School, we recognise that every student is unique, and we are committed to providing flexible and diverse opportunities across all four domains of High Potential and Gifted Education. We support our students to explore and develop their strengths academically, creatively, socially, and physically, both inside and beyond the classroom. Across Barnier, we offer various opportunities for our students to be challenged and portray their strengths in all domains such as:

Wakakiri
Stage 3 Dance Group
K-2 Dance Group
Choir
School Band
Guitar Group
Crochet Club
Barnier's Got Talent
DigiEd
Debating
Chess Club
Hills Public Speaking
PSSA
Student Representative Council
Peer Support
SLIPS
Eco Warriors
Coding Club
Koori Club

Across NSW

At Barnier Public School, we are dedicated to providing our students with access to a wide range of local, state, and national competitions and events. These opportunities allow our students to explore, challenge, and extend their talents across academic, creative, social, and physical domains. By participating in these diverse experiences, our students gain confidence, build resilience, and connect with like-minded peers, inspiring them to reach their fullest potential and celebrate their unique strengths.