Mortlake Public School

Excel by Effort

Telephone02 9743 3001

Emailmortlake-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au

High potential and gifted education

All children have strengths and areas where they shine. At our school, we identify and extend students with high potential across creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional domains.

Through rich, challenging and supportive learning, we help all students reach their full potential.

Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?

Strong foundations

We focus on the skills your child needs to succeed in school and beyond. This helps them be confident and prepared for the future.

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High-quality education

We offer a range of subjects to match what students enjoy and want to learn about. Our skilled teachers support every child to find what they love, do their best, and succeed.

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Opening doors to wider experiences

Our students participate in a range of regional and statewide opportunities that extend and enrich student potential.

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Inclusive and personalised learning

Our teachers adjust how they teach to suit your child's needs, interests, and learning pace. We make sure every child feels confident and supported.

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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:

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 in the classroom, in our school and across NSW.

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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.

Help for your high potential child

If your child shows signs of high potential, contact us. We can share how our HPGE support can guide their learning journey.