High potential and gifted education

In our classroom

At Glenmore Road Public School, we place every learner’s potential at the heart of our educational journey. We recognise that many of our students exhibit high potential across creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional domains, and we are dedicated to fostering these strengths so each student can flourish.

Our skilled teachers actively identify individual learning needs and implement evidence-based strategies to challenge, extend, and support all students. Learners are challenged with differentiated tasks tailored to their abilities and interests, ensuring meaningful engagement at the right level of challenge. They collaborate in inquiry-based projects that foster critical thinking and creativity, and access extension programs and resources that deepen their understanding of complex concepts. These opportunities are available within our classrooms and across the school community, aligned with the NSW Department of Education’s High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) policy.

We nurture inclusive, safe, and supportive learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance. Students participate in enrichment activities that build leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills, while benefiting from flexible grouping, strengths-based feedback, and clear learning goals with self-reflection.

Physical development, skill-building, and leadership are promoted through dedicated physical education programs that complement cognitive and creative growth. At Glenmore Road Public School, we champion a culture of high expectations and equity, ensuring every student has access to opportunities that transform potential into genuine talent.

By recognising and cultivating the whole child, Glenmore Road Public School is committed to ensuring every learner’s unique abilities are celebrated, supported, and developed as they strive for excellence and personal growth.

Across our school

Across Glenmore Road Public School, we recognise every student as a unique individual with distinct strengths and potential. We provide flexible and diverse opportunities for learners to explore and extend their talents well beyond the classroom, supporting growth across creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional domains through a comprehensive and balanced HPGE program.

Our school celebrates talent through a wide range of creative arts opportunities including choir, music ensembles, and weekly instrumental lessons. Students also participate in prestigious events such as School Spectacular, Wakakirri, combined schools’ performances, and engage in poetry writing groups—such as the Year 6 poetry group studying the works of Wilfred Owen, a British soldier from World War I—fostering a broad spectrum of artistic expression and collaboration. Additional performing arts opportunities include participation in the Port Jackson Performing Arts Festival and instrumental music soirees.

Leadership is actively cultivated through roles within the Student Representative Council, Leadership Council, House Captaincy, peer support, and other leadership positions. Our School Captains further develop their leadership skills by attending leadership networks with local MP Allegra Spender, participating in the Halogen Young Leaders Day alongside vice captains and prefects, and attending ANZAC Day commemorations. Wellbeing is central to school life and is supported through weekly Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) awards, dedicated wellbeing programs, the school counsellor’s support, and whole-school inclusion initiatives, as well as social-emotional HPGE groups such as the Kindergarten Hope Street Giving Tree and Stage 1 Kids Giving Back initiatives.

Sport plays a vital role, with opportunities including PSSA teams for Years 3 to 6, Zone PSSA sports, Zone swimming, athletics, and cross country, along with Zone representation for non-PSSA sports and differentiated physical education tailored to diverse abilities.

To extend thinking and communication skills, students engage in debating, public speaking—including Multicultural Public Speaking and Metropolitan South, Metropolitan and West Public Speaking competitions—chess, academic competitions such as ICAS and the Premier’s Spelling Bee, and specialist interest groups. Our strong focus on STEM includes Stage 2 and 3 STEM opportunities, Stage 2 Gateways Eureka problem-solving activities, and Year 6 Maths Cup and numeracy groups.

A broad range of additional experiences such as cultural activities, excursions, incursions, dance, band, learn-to-swim programs, and G.A.T.E.WAYS ensure students can develop new strengths and pursue their varied interests.

Our committed staff engage in ongoing professional learning to align our practices with current research and effectively support the needs of high potential and gifted learners.

At Glenmore Road Public School, we are dedicated to providing rich, meaningful experiences that empower every student to flourish and grow holistically across all areas of development.

Across NSW

At Glenmore Road Public School, students engage in a broad range of statewide programs designed to extend and enrich their potential across creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional domains. We actively support our high potential and gifted learners in accessing NSW Department of Education initiatives, ensuring each experience contributes meaningfully to their growth beyond the classroom.

Our students regularly participate in academic, creative, and cultural statewide opportunities such as the Premier’s Spelling Bee, Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking, Premier’s Debating Challenge, NSW Arts Unit State Dance and Drama Ensembles, choir, music festivals, NAIDOC, and Schools Spectacular. These programs help develop vocabulary, logical reasoning, public speaking confidence, creativity, and cultural understanding. Our teachers provide guidance and support throughout entry, preparation, and reflection phases to maximise student learning and confidence.

We foster strong partnerships to enrich student learning, encourage intellectual curiosity, innovation, and collaboration beyond the classroom.

For students with sporting talents, the Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA events provide opportunities to trial, train, and compete at regional, state, and national levels—promoting teamwork, discipline, and personal excellence.

At Glenmore Road Public School, we are committed to opening local, state, and national pathways that inspire ambition, celebrate student talents, and support every learner to reach their full potential. Our whole-school approach ensures an inclusive, challenging, and enriching environment where every student is empowered to thrive academically, creatively, physically, and socially.