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 Coraki Public School, we recognise and nurture these strengths. We are committed to providing an inclusive learning environment that challenges and extends all learners, ensuring they are engaged, motivated and able to reach their full potential. We aim to foster excellence not only academically but also creatively, physically, and socially, preparing students for lifelong success and wellbeing.

Our approach focuses on four key domains:

Creative Domain: We provide opportunities for students to develop innovative thinking and artistic expression, encouraging originality and problem-solving through diverse creative activities.
Intellectual Domain: We challenge students with enriched learning experiences that promote higher-order thinking, deep inquiry, and advanced knowledge across the curriculum.
Physical Domain: Recognising the importance of physical development, we support students in enhancing their coordination, health, and physical skills through targeted activities and sports.
Social-Emotional Domain: We prioritise the emotional wellbeing and social development of gifted students, fostering resilience, self-awareness, and positive relationships to help them thrive within our school community.

At Coraki Public School, we are dedicated to implementing the NSW Department of Education’s HPGE policy by providing a comprehensive, student-centred approach that nurtures the potential of every learner across these four domains.

Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?

Recognising potential and developing talent

Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.

Tailored lessons

Each student has different abilities. Teachers respond to each student’s ability by providing extra challenges and extension activities to keep learning exciting and engaging.

Rich opportunities and activities

Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.

Opening doors to wider experiences

Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide opportunities that aim to extend and enrich student potential.

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.

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

At Coraki Public School, we recognise that high potential exists in many forms across all learners. Our approach to HPGE is embedded in everyday teaching and learning, supported by formative assessment, evidence-based practices, and effective differentiation to meet the unique needs of every student.

Below are some of the evidence-based strategies used in our classrooms to support and extend all learners:

Use of Formative Assessment Tools

Teachers draw on diagnostic assessments, observation checklists and student self-assessment to identify strengths and next steps across learning domains. This ongoing data informs lesson planning and targeted differentiation, ensuring students experience continuous growth, engagement and success.

Differentiated Learning Tasks and Flexible Grouping

Learning tasks are designed with varying levels of complexity and open-ended challenges. Students work individually, in pairs, or in flexible groups based on interests, readiness or learning profiles. This approach ensures appropriate challenge, fosters collaboration and strengthens motivation, confidence and social skills.

High Expectations Embedded in Lesson Planning

Teachers set and communicate high expectations for all students. Learning intentions and success criteria promote higher-order thinking, creativity and problem-solving, while students are encouraged to set goals, reflect on progress and take ownership of their learning—building resilience, independence and a strong growth mindset.

Student Leadership and Voice

Students are encouraged to take active roles in learning, projects, discussions and school initiatives. By contributing ideas, setting goals and reflecting on outcomes, students develop confidence, leadership skills and a deeper sense of agency.

Ongoing Professional Learning and Collaboration

Our staff engage in ongoing professional learning focused on HPGE and evidence-based instructional practices. Teachers collaborate to refine units of work, share strategies and strengthen consistency across the school, ensuring all students are supported to reach their full potential.

Across our school

At Coraki Public School, High Potential and Gifted Education forms a vital part of our core business. We recognise and nurture the unique talents of every student by providing flexible, diverse, and enriching opportunities that support growth across academic, creative, social, and physical domains.

Here are some of the opportunities available to support the talent development of students at Coraki Public School:

Interschool sport competitions
Representative sport pathways
Student Representative Council
Public speaking
Dance groups
Film groups
School camp
Garden team
End of Year performance
Wellbeing programs
Curriculum aligned excursions & incursions

Across NSW

We participate in statewide competitions and activities, providing our students with valuable opportunities to challenge themselves and perform at their best. Through this collaborative and enriched approach, we ensure every student’s unique talents are recognised, developed, and celebrated.

Here are some of the opportunities available to support the talent development of students at Coraki Public School: