High potential and gifted education
At Bomaderry High School, every learner’s potential is our priority. Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
As a school community, we are committed to developing high potential across 4 domains: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional. We challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day.
All staff foster a culture of high expectations and equity in excellence, ensuring every student, has opportunities to develop their potential into talent.
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.
- High Expectations for all students
- High quality differentiated teaching programs
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking
- Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning
- Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies
- Opportunities for leadership within the classroom
- Structured peer collaboration and reflection
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance
- 4E Enrichment classes
- HPGE Elective in year 9
- Extensive subject selection in Stage 6
- Extension Mathematics and English in HSC
- Agriculture and ifarm technologies
- Agriculture Show Team
- Visual Arts H Elective exhibitions
- Junior Dance Company
- French Club
- Debating
- School mural project
- Peer mentoring
- Student leadership (SRC)
- Dance and musical performances
- House captains
- Hydrogen Car Grand Prix
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- STEM Enrichment Partnerships with industry and universities
- Premier’s Debating Challenge
- Minister's Student Council (DOVES)
- ABC Heywire Competition
- Wakkakiri
- Southern Stars Ensemble
- Tournament of Minds
- National Arts Sponsorships
- New Horizons VA BOW Exhibition
- Raise Our Voice Australia Competition
- Illawarra South East Regional Performing Ensemble
- Southern Stars - The Arena Spectacular
- South Coast Dance Festival
- Surf Life Saving Australia - Bronze Medallion and Surf Rescue Certificate
- Australian Maths Trust Australian Mathematics Competition
- Australian Maths Trust Maths Challenge
- Australian Maths Trust Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge
- The OrbiSpace Initiative
- The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC)
- The Representative School Sport Pathway
Help for your high potential child
If your child shows signs of high potential, contact us. We can share how our HPGE support can guide their learning journey.
Student opportunities and activities
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Learning
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