High potential and gifted education
Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking, leadership or sport.
The Murray High School High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) Program supports every student, across all learning stages to achieve their educational potential, through talent development opportunities. Differentiated teaching and learning practices ensure that student’s specific learning and wellbeing needs are met.
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.
Why choose Murray High School for your high potential or gifted child?
Our school has 4 HPGE domains, each designed to target different areas of talent within our students.
Intellectual
The intellectual domain of potential refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning.
Creative
The creative domain of potential refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality.
Social-Emotional
The social-emotional domain of potential refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others.
Physical
The physical domain of potential refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control.
Our high potential and gifted education opportunities
Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.
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High Expectations – “High Potential, High Challenge, High Support”
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High quality differentiated teaching programs
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High quality explicit teaching across all subjects
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Extensive subject selection and electives in
Stages 4, 5 & 6
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Extension Mathematics, English, History and
Music in HSC
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Community projects eg Care Van
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Royal Australian Chemical Institute Titration Competition
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Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islanders Hands On Workshops
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Study Skills Program for Year 10
- HPGE talent identification, assessment and development
- HPGE School House Leaders (creative, intellectual, physical & social-emotional)
- Student leadership team
- Personalised Learning Pathways Plans for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
- Academic all rounded excellence awards structure
- Inclusive Ed Differentiation & Integration
- Academic reviews and goal-setting for Stage 6 students
- CAPA Performance Showcase
- MoTU – VET pre-cursor to VET Entertainment and Industry course
- Write Around the Murray
- Chess Club
- Peer Support
- Premiers Reading Challenge
- Student Representative Council (SRC)
- Sport House Captains
- Choir / Vocal Group
- Dance Ensemble
- Senior Student Mentoring
- Strong community partnerships
- Strong TAFE partnerships
- Quality transitions and pathways programs
- Fundraising and social programs
- School Spectacular
- Shakespeare Carnival
- Riverina Drama Camp
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Knock out sports
- Debating and Public Speaking Competitions
- Riverina Dance Festival
- Junior Theatre Festival
- HPGE toolkit]
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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