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.

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

We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student can thrive at our school.

Staff regularly use differentiated tasks within their programming and teaching that adjust pace, tasks and complexity.

Structured peer collaboration and reflection occur within safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.

Class structures and timetabling enable a wide range of opportunities for extension within the curriculum through engagement with Kitchen/Garden, Computer lab and Library, amongst others.

Across our school

Our staff regularly engage in professional development to ensure the most current research-based practices are being used.

Students are able to engage in opportunities including:

Wiradjuri language and cultural learning with ties to The Language Nest.
Debating.
Chess Club.
Tournament of Minds.
Eisteddfod.
Student leadership opportunities.
Band (Dubbo Conservatorium).
Cultural activities including Darranbal and Wiradjuri girls dance group.
Participation in whole-school inclusion and wellbeing initiatives such as Drumbeat, Boys Shed, Bounce Back and Take -The-Time.
Participation in Mathematics theme days like Pi day, Duck Day and International Day of Mathematics.
WPS News and Yearbook.
NSW Public Schools Poetry Slam.
Young Archies.
Country Press N.S.W. writing competition.
Dream Cricket.
Moorambilla Voices.
Links to community organisations such as Wellington Amateur Theatrical Society (WATS) and Wellington Aboriginal Community Health Service (WACHS) curry cook-off.

Across NSW

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.

Our school accesses the Aurora College, providing innovative, flexible learning in a whole new context, by allowing students to connect locally and learn globally.

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.

Many of our students progress beyond school competitions to district and beyond. 2025 State Finalists for Slam Poetry and Tournament of Minds.

Debating

Our school participated in two different debating competitions - The Premier's Debating Challenge and the Kerri Parkes Western Challenge competing with students from around the district and state.