High potential and gifted education (HPGE)

Our school supports high-performing students by providing learning experiences that extend their thinking and challenge them according to their capabilities. Students from Kindergarten to Year Six who are identified as high performing engage in programs that go beyond standard classroom learning.

At Ashfield Public School, we identify high performing students as:

• High Potential: exceed students of the same age in one or more domains

• Gifted: significantly exceed students of the same age in one or more domains

Four domains of ability

Creative - refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality.

Intellectual - refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning.

Physical - refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control.

Social-emotional - refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others

Opportunities for high performing students include:

Rich tasks with a focus on application of understanding

Interschool sport (including dance, soccer, cricket, netball, swimming & athletics)

Specialised excursions

Robotics

Guest speakers

Maths Olympiad

Debating competitions

Public speaking competitions

International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC)