High potential and gifted education

At Singleton Public School, nurturing high potential and gifted learners is an integral part of everything we do. Many of our students demonstrate exceptional abilities, and we are committed to helping their potential flourish into outstanding achievements.

• We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive at our school.
• Our classroom practices support and extend high potential and gifted students.
• We 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.
• Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners.

• Our dedicated teachers carefully identify individual learning needs within the classroom and implement evidence-based teaching strategies that both challenge and extend students' learning. We offer tailored learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs designed to accelerate growth and foster excellence.
• We create supportive and inclusive classroom environments that encourage a strong sense of belonging. Students are inspired to take risks, think creatively, and collaborate with their peers. Groupings are flexible to meet evolving needs, with students often taking leadership roles. Feedback is strengths-based, focused on clear goals and encouraging meaningful self-assessment.
• Our teaching staff engage in ongoing professional learning to ensure they meet the diverse needs of all students, including those with high potential and giftedness, so every learner can thrive.

At Singleton Public School, we recognise that every student is unique, so we offer flexible and diverse opportunities to support and develop their individual strengths.

• Our school recognises that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside the classroom.
• Our school offers a range of whole-school programs that support student growth.
• Our school identifies and supports students with high potential through targeted enrichment, extension and extra-curricular opportunities such as debating, competitions, critical thinking workshops, and STEM and coding clubs.
• All our students, including high potential and gifted students, are encouraged to take on leadership roles through student representative council leadership, mentoring programs and peer coaching.
• Student talent is celebrated and extended through school musicals, drama groups, visual arts showcases, music ensembles and creative writing groups.
• Our students can take part in sports training squads, coaching sessions, house competitions and differentiated Physical Education programs.

• Students enhance their talents through activities such as debating, competitions, public speaking, critical thinking workshops and our Game Changer challenges.
• We celebrate creativity and achievement through school-wide events including our Pantomime, showcases featuring the school choir, Vivid, class assemblies, drama productions, visual arts, music performances, school band, and the didgeridoo group—supported by student leadership roles and our dedicated tech crew.
• Leadership is fostered through participation in Student Representative Council (SRC), Student Councillor roles, mentoring, and peer coaching, while wellbeing is actively promoted with Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards and Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness (GEM) chats.
• Our school community nurtures curiosity and belonging every day with Open Library sessions during recess and lunch, alongside cultural groups such as BroSpeak and SistaSpeak, as well as the Aboriginal Dance Crew and didgeridoo ensemble.
• Physical Education also plays an important role, with opportunities through PSSA sport, training, coaching and competitions that include differentiated Physical Education programs tailored to meet varying skill levels.

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

• Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.
• Statewide/NSW Department of Education level support is available for our high potential and gifted students.
• We provide access to local, state and national competitions and events to help students explore and extend their talents.
• Students participate in opportunities such as DoE Game Changer Challenge, Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking, UNSW SunSprint Solar Boat and Car, APSMO Maths Olympiad and NAIDOC Poetry.
• 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.