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 our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.
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 our wider community.
At Cessnock East Public School, high potential and gifted education (HPGE) is integrated into our learning each day. Our students think critically and creatively, problem solve, develop curiosity, collaborate and reflect on their learning.
- Teachers identify each student's learning needs within the classroom and apply evidence-based teaching strategies to extend and challenge their abilities.
- We provide a variety of learning pathways, including extension tasks and acceleration when suitable.
- Our welcoming classroom environments foster a sense of belonging and support all learners to meet their individual level of challenge.
- Teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted students.
Our practices align with the NSW Department of Education's HPGE Policy, which highlights the importance of supporting giftedness across four domains:
- Creative Domain: encouraging students to develop original ideas and express themselves through creative thinking and artistic pursuits.
- Intellectual Domain: offering challenging learning that promotes deep thinking and intellectual development.
- Physical Domain: promoting physical growth and wellbeing that improve physical skills and coordination.
- Social-Emotional Domain: supporting emotional resilience and self-awareness to support the well-being of gifted learners.
At Cessnock East Public School, we provide a diverse range of opportunities to support and enrich our students. We encourage students to discover their strengths, develop their talents, and fully engage in the areas they are passionate about through weekly Genius Hour groups.
Creative Opportunities
- Starstruck dance group
- Film By the Vines
- Choir
- Cessnock East's Got Talent
- Drumming
- Guitar
- Art Club
- Dance Group
- Hunter Trebles
- CCGPS All Schools Choir
- school performances
- Abermain Eisteddfod
Intellectual Opportunities
- Children's University
- Public Speaking
- Newcastle Permanent Mathematics Competition
- F1 Challenge
- Chess Club
- Straw Tower Challenge
- Coding and technology
Physical Opportunities
- Gala days
- Cessnock East Lightning Basketball Team
- School carnivals for swimming, cross country and athletics
- Intensive swim program
- Inclusive sports programs
Social-Emotional Opportunities
- Student Voice
- School leadership
- House Captains
- Jarjums Aboriginal Education Team
- Kindergarten Buddies
- Garden Grubs
- Transition programs - Year 6 to High School, Kindy Hub
- Cooking
- Kindness Hub
- Top Blokes
- Impact Academy
At Cessnock East Public School, students have opportunities to participate in a range of statewide initiatives to challenge themselves.
- NSW PSSA Sporting Pathways
- Premier's Spelling Bee
- Premier's Reading Challenge
- Public Speaking Competition
Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students. Contact the school if you need support with entries.
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.
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