High potential and gifted education

At Mortlake 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.

• 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 individual goal setting.

• 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, performing arts ensembles, passion projects, and STEM and coding opportunities.

• Talent is celebrated through showcases such as M’Arias and performing arts ensembles.

• Leadership grows through SRC, mentoring and peer coaching, and wellbeing is made visible with PBL awards and celebrations.

• Students explore their potential across all domains through HPGE interest groups.

• Sport matters too, with PSSA sport, training and coaching that include differentiated PE.

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

• Interschool sporting, academic and creative competitions.

• Inter-school showcases and performances, like Schools Spectacular and Gimbawali.

• Representative opportunities across all domains of learning.

• 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.