High potential and gifted education (HPGE)

At Panania Public School 2 we identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. We provide learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs and acceleration.

· 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.

· Our school identifies and supports students with high potential through targeted enrichment, extension and extra-curricular opportunities such as debating, competitions, critical thinking workshops, and STEM and coding clubs.

· All our students, including high potential and gifted students, are encouraged to take on leadership roles through student representative council leadership, mentoring programs and peer coaching.

· Student talent is celebrated and extended through school musicals, drama groups, visual arts showcases, music ensembles and creative writing groups.

· Our students can take part in sports training squads, coaching sessions, house competitions and differentiated Physical Education programs.

Debating

STEM and coding clubs

Academic competitions

Critical thinking workshops

Visual arts and drama showcases

Creative writing groups

Sport squads

House competitions

Performance-based movement groups

Peer mentoring

Student leadership (SRC)

Wellbeing programs

Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives.

We provide access to local, state and national competitions and events to help students explore and extend their talents.

· The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.

· Our STEM Enrichment Partnerships with industry and universities deepen our students’ intellectual curiosity while developing innovation and collaboration.

· The Schools Spectacular is an iconic performing arts event that celebrates the talents, diversity and creativity of students from across NSW public schools.

· The Cantabile Music Festival held at the Opera House is the stage for the school choir to perform.

· 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 and CHSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.

· Our mentoring programs connect our students with trusted adults including school alumni to build confidence, motivation, and interpersonal skills.