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 Crestwood Public 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

- Tasks are tailored to students' individual learning speeds, abilities, and thinking levels to keep them challenged.

- Ongoing assessments (formative assessments) are used to check student progress and adjust teaching accordingly.

- There are options for advanced learners to move faster or cover content more quickly.

- Teachers explicitly teach skills like critical thinking and problem-solving.

- Students are given opportunities to explore ideas deeply, ask questions, and engage with complex concepts.

- Activities encourage student choice, meaningful learning, creativity, and connections across different subjects.

- Students work in flexible groups to share ideas and present their learning together.

Across our school

School Captains

Sports Captains

SRC

Playground Area Leaders (PALs)

Library Monitors

Gardening

Band

Choir

Dance Group

Debating

String Group

Chess

Game Changer

Math Olympiad

Across NSW

We are proud of our student's involvement in:

- the Game Changer Challenge which empowers our students to solve future-focused problems using design thinking.

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

- the Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning.

- the Representative School Sport Pathway through PSSA and CHSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional and state levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.