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.

Academic Competitions

The Premier's Debating Challenge

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

Our supportive classroom settings foster a feeling of inclusion and inspire students to take risks, be creative, and collaborate
Students engage in tasks that encourage choice, genuine relevance, and both critical and creative thinking.
High Expectations - High Potential, High Challenge and High Support
High quaility differentiated teaching programs
High quality explicit teaching across all subjects
Extensive subject selection and electives in Stages 4, 5 and 6
Extension Mathematics
Classes have differentiated task that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking followed by formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning

Across our school

HPGE talent identification, assessment and development
All students, including those who are high potential and gifted, are supported to assume leadership roles through participation in the student representative council, mentoring programs and leading major events such as ANZAC, Remembrance Day, and NAIDOC assemblies
Artistic talent is recognised and developed through MADD Night, Talent quest , chess club, art club and movie club, with support from a student stage crew managing sound, lighting, and production.
The Premier’s Debating Challenge and creative writing competitions enhance skills in expression and argumentation.
Merrylands High School remains committed to promoting sporting participation across a wide range of competitions, including gala days, combined high schools knockout events, and selections for zone, regional, and state carnivals.
Personalised Learning Pathways Plans for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Strong TAFE partnerships
Quality transitions and pathways programs

Across NSW