High Potential and Gifted Education
High potential and gifted students have advanced learning capacity compared to same-age students and, as a result, require talent development opportunities and differentiated teaching and learning practices to ensure their specific learning needs are met. This may look different across a range of educational contexts. As a secondary comprehensive high school, we aim to provide quality learning opportunities for students’ talent development which may include extension, extracurricular and enrichment programs. Consistent with the NSWDoE HPGE policy, procedures implemented at WHS align with the following guiding principles.
- All Students, regardless of background or personal circumstances, require access to learning programs that meet their learning needs and support to aspire to, and achieve, personal excellence.
- Our commitment to high expectations for all students includes high potential and gifted students.
- Achieving excellence for high potential and gifted students is underpinned by effective school environments including quality teaching, learning and leadership
- Potential exists along a continuum where differing degrees of potential require differing approaches and levels of adjustment and intervention.
The Department of Education has an extensive policy regarding the implementation of high potential and gifted education (HPGE) programs within school. For more information on the Whitebridge High School HGPE Program please see the documents linked below.