Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Awards

14 May 2026

The 2026 Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards is an exciting opportunity for our students to participate in Australia’s largest poetry competition for Kindergarten to Year 12 students.

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Mortlake Public School prides itself on delivering high quality education. This entails giving High Potential and Gifted Education students (HPGE) the opportunity to participate in a wide range of experiences across the domains of intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical.

We have some wonderful upcoming opportunities this year that we encourage students to participate in. The upcoming 2026 Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Awards is one such example.

Learn more about the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards

Our HPGE framework focuses on four key domains:

Creative domain

Students are encouraged to think innovatively and express their individuality through creative problem-solving, design thinking, and artistic expression across subjects and co-curricular programs.

Intellectual domain

High potential learners are challenged through enrichment and acceleration opportunities embedded in classroom learning. Designed to inspire curiosity, foster critical and analytical thinking, and promote academic excellence.

Physical domain

We recognise and develop students’ strengths in sport, movement, and physical performance through targeted programs such as our PSSA sporting program, whole-school sport, and health-focused initiatives.

Social-Emotional domain

We prioritise student wellbeing and leadership development, cultivating resilience, empathy, and collaboration through programs such as School Leadership Pathways and wellbeing programs such as Peer Mediation.

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HPGE Program

At Mortlake Public School, we believe every child has unique strengths, whether creative, intellectual, physical or social-emotional. Our High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) program is designed to identify those talents and help students reach new heights through enrichment, extension and accelerated learning.

Student opportunities and activities

At Mortlake Public School, we offer a variety of programs in the classroom and across the school to help students build new skills, make friends and explore new interests.