High potential and gifted education

At Windsor South Public School, we are committed to recognising and extending students with high potential across the intellectual, creative, social–emotional and physical domains. Our teachers provide differentiated learning, enrichment tasks and targeted extension to ensure these students are appropriately challenged and supported to excel. We want every high-potential learner to be engaged, motivated and able to show what they can truly achieve.

Students have opportunities to demonstrate leadership, creativity and advanced social–emotional skills through programs such as the Southie Spirit Squad and Structured Play, where they support younger students, model positive behaviour and contribute to a strong sense of school culture. Additional enrichment opportunities—including problem-solving tasks, project work, creative arts extension and leadership roles—help students to deepen their thinking, build confidence and reach their full potential.

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

At Windsor South Public School, high potential learners are supported through a structured, evidence-based approach grounded in Explicit Instruction and the Science of Learning. Our classrooms provide clear teaching, guided practice and purposeful challenge, ensuring students develop deep understanding while extending their strengths. Identified high potential students are supported through Individual Learning Plans (ILPs), with differentiated learning experiences designed to both support and extend their learning within a well-sequenced and inclusive learning environment.

In our classroom

In the Classroom, High Potential and Gifted Education at Windsor South Includes:

Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and the level of higher-order thinking.
Formative assessment and regular checks for understanding to guide next steps in learning.
Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content where appropriate.
Explicit teaching of critical thinking, reasoning and problem-solving strategies.
Opportunities for abstraction, inquiry and deeper exploration of essential content.
Learning tasks that promote choice, authenticity and creative and critical thinking.
Flexible grouping to support collaboration, ideation and rich academic dialogue.
Differentiated movement tasks and skill refinement in PDHPE for physical high potential.
Supportive learning environments that encourage independence, exploration and self-assessment.
Strengths-based feedback and meaningful goal setting.
Opportunities for leadership and responsibility within the classroom.
Structured peer collaboration, reflection and shared learning.
Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking and perseverance.

Across our school

High-potential and gifted learners at Windsor South PS are extended and enriched through a wide range of opportunities across the school. These programs allow students to develop their strengths, explore new interests and take on meaningful leadership roles within our community.

Junior and Senior Dance Groups
School Choirs
Whole School Musical
Art Club and Art Competitions
Chess Club
Hands-on Learning programs
Garden programs and sustainability activities
Structured Play leadership and coaching and refereeing
School sporting competitions
Sport Gala Days and inter-school sporting events
Cricket and football skill development afternoons
Spelling and maths extension and streamed classes
STEM days and inquiry challenges
Public speaking competitions
Hawkesbury Public Speaking competitions
Debating
Student leadership opportunities (SRC)
Southie Spirit Squad
Cultural leadership opportunities
AECG leadership and community engagement
Hawkesbury Performing Arts Festival
Hawkesbury Dance Troupe

Across NSW

Windsor South Public School is part of a strong statewide public education system. Students across NSW benefit from a broad range of opportunities, including arts festivals, sporting pathways, STEM challenges, Aboriginal cultural programs and leadership initiatives. These programs enrich learning and help students build confidence, skills and connections beyond their local school community.