High potential and gifted education

At Glenfield Public School, we are committed to ensuring that every student is known, valued and cared for while being challenged to reach their full potential. Our High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) programs provide opportunities for students to extend their learning, build critical and creative thinking skills and engage in enrichment activities that go beyond the core curriculum.

Through evidence-based explicit teaching and differentiation, teachers design learning that fosters deep engagement for high potential students across intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains. Students participate in enrichment opportunities such as debating, coding, dance, art, environmental initiatives and academic challenges that nurture their individual strengths and talents.

Our approach is underpinned by data-informed practices, collaborative planning and professional learning for staff to embed HPGE strategies in everyday classroom practice. This ensures that advanced learners are supported with rigorous and meaningful experiences while still maintaining a strong sense of belonging within their peer groups.

We are proud to be part of the Leader Project with James Meehan High School, which provides extended opportunities for high potential learners to collaborate, take on leadership roles and showcase their skills. Each year, our students also participate in the Community of Schools James Meehan Cup, where they connect with peers from local schools in academic, creative and sporting challenges.

By cultivating curiosity, resilience and leadership, our HPGE programs prepare students to thrive not only in their schooling but also as confident contributors to the wider community. At Glenfield, we believe that every student can strive to achieve and for our high potential learners, that means being encouraged to excel, innovate and inspire.

Our high potential and gifted education opportunities

Our students engage with  HPG education in the classroom, in our school and across NSW.

In our classroom
  • Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking​.
  • Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning​.
  • 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​.
  • 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​.
Across our school

Extracurricular Opportunities at Glenfield Public School

At Glenfield Public School, learning goes well beyond the classroom. Our students are encouraged to explore their interests, develop new skills and connect with others through a wide range of extracurricular opportunities.

Creative Arts

Students can express themselves and showcase their talents through:

  • Choir and dance groups
  • School performances including Glenfield’s Got Talent, biannual whole school concert
  • The Archie, our very own school version of the famous Archibald Prize
  • Participation in events such as International Day, Harmony Day, Book Week Parade and the Easter Hat Parade

Clubs and Enrichment

We offer a variety of clubs that nurture creativity, problem solving and teamwork, including:

  • Coding club
  • Rubik's cube club
  • Art and drawing clubs
  • Gardening and environmental club

Sport and Wellbeing

Students develop skills in teamwork, fitness and fair play through:

  • PSSA Summer and Winter Gala Days
  • Whole school sports carnivals
  • Peer support and wellbeing programs that promote resilience and leadership

Leadership and Community

Opportunities for student voice and active citizenship are encouraged through:

  • Student Voice Council (SVC)
  • Debating teams
  • Assemblies and community celebrations such as Education Week and Carols by Torchlight
Across NSW
  • The Premier’s Spelling Bee promotes our students’ vocabulary development and attention to detail in competitive settings.
  • The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
  • Involvement in the Tournament of the Minds Challenge empowers our students to solve future-focused problems using design thinking.
  • The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning.
  • The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.

Student opportunities and activities

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Learning

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