Inspire – High potential and gifted education

At Brunswick Heads Public School, we align our approach with the NSW Department of Education’s Inspire – High potential and gifted education (HPGE) Policy, recognising that high potential and giftedness can present in diverse ways and at different stages of a child’s development. We are committed to providing an inclusive, supportive learning environment that challenges and extends all students, ensuring they are engaged, motivated and supported to achieve their personal best.

Our approach reflects a whole-child perspective, with programs and practices designed to identify and nurture potential across multiple domains. By embracing a broad understanding of giftedness, we aim to foster excellence not only in academic learning, but also in creative, physical and social-emotional development, supporting students’ long-term wellbeing and success.

Our approach focuses on the four key HPGE domains:

Creative Domain:
Students are provided with opportunities to explore creativity, innovation and original thinking through a range of learning experiences that encourage problem-solving, imagination and artistic expression. These include our school musical, school art show and dance programs.

Intellectual Domain:
We support high potential learners through differentiated and enriched learning experiences that promote higher-order thinking, deep understanding and inquiry across key learning areas.

Physical Domain:
Brunswick Heads Public School recognises the importance of physical development and talent. Students are supported to develop coordination, fitness and physical skills through quality sport, movement and physical activity programs.

Social-Emotional Domain:
We prioritise the wellbeing of high potential and gifted students by supporting social skills, emotional regulation and resilience. Strong relationships and a positive school culture enable students to feel safe, connected and confident in their learning.

At Brunswick Heads Public School, we are committed to implementing the HPGE Policy through a balanced, student-centred approach that ensures every learner is known, supported and provided with opportunities to realise their potential across all 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?

Inspire – 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 Brunswick Heads Public School, HPGE lives in everyday practice. We challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day.

Teachers identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. We provide learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs and acceleration.
Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
We provide tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking.
Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners

Across our school

Every student is individual, so opportunities are flexible and diverse.

Students deepen strengths through debating, competitions, critical thinking workshops, and STEM and coding pathways in clubs such as Robotics.
Talent is celebrated through school spectaculars and showcases such as Art Exhibition, music ensembles, Junior and Senior choir, Junior and Senior Dance.
Leadership grows through SRC, Year 6 Leaders, mentoring and peer coaching, and wellbeing is made visible with our PBL tokens and class awards
Daily life invites curiosity and belonging, with Open Library and Eco Garden at lunch, plus clubs like Dungeon and Dragons, and Tech Club.
Sport matters too, with PSSA sport, training and coaching that include differentiated Physical Education, as well as numerous opportunities for cross country, athletics and swimming.

Across NSW

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

Students participate in opportunities such as DoE Game Changer Challenge, APSMO Maths Olympiad, Premier’s Spelling Bee, Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking, Premiers Debating Challenge, Creative Arts camp
Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and we help with entries,