High potential and gifted education (HPGE)
At our school, every learner’s potential is our priority. Many students have high potential, and we help that potential to grow into something powerful. Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be. We are committed to developing high potential across 4 domains: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional. We challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day. Our school is a place of diversity and opportunity, where every learner belongs.
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
- Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.
- Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content.
- Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
- Opportunities for abstraction, inquiry, and curriculum depth.
- Tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking including cross-curricular projects.
- Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
- Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE.
- Targeted learning goals for coordination, agility, and control.
- Opportunities to take on lead roles in physical demonstrations or team strategy.
- Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
- Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.
- Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
- Structured peer collaboration and reflection.
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
Our school recognises that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside the classroom.
- Aurore Opportunity Classes
- Debating
- STEM
- Academic competitions
- Critical thinking workshops
- District Performing Arts Festival
- Artists Circle
- Mathematicians Circle
- Writers Circle
- NSW Premier's Spelling Bee
- Sporting Schools clinics
- Interschool sports and PSSA representation (individual and team events)
- Swimming, Cross Country and Athletics
- Tournament of Minds
- Public Speaking
- Student leadership opportunities K-6
- The Resilience Project
- Peer mentoring
- Student leadership (SRC)
- Leaders Club
- Kindergarten Buddies
- Sustainability Groups
- Student Leaders
- Talent Show
We provide access to local, state and national competitions and events to help students explore and extend their talents. 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, Maths Olympiad, DoE WriteOn, Premier’s Spelling Bee, Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking, Premier’s Sporting Challenge, Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
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.