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 Bombala High School, we strive to identify these students and provide supports so they can thrive as individuals. We commit to ensuring that our high potential and gifted students have the same opportunities afforded to them as those students living in city areas, and that location is no barrier to achieving 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
Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.
- Specialised stage 4 curriculum targeting deep learning and interconnected learning across subjects.
- A focus on formative and and summative assessment and feedback so our students can understand and improve on their performance in each task.
- High quality explicit teaching shaped by our partnership with AVID Australia.
- Targeted classes for students with strengths in STEM and Humanities
- Support for senior students to access extension HSC courses through both at school and through Distance Education
- HPGE talent identification, assessment and development
- Personalised Learning Pathways Plans for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
- Individual Goal Setting and Careers Pathways planning for Stage 6 students
- Specialist media and podcast studios for content creation
- Game Changer Challenge
- STEM Club
- Premier's Debating Challenge
- Student Representative Council (SRC)
- House Captains
- Rural Fire Service Cadets Program
- Boys and Girls Before School Fitness and Nutrition Programs
- Choir/Vocal Group
- Specialist community program / industry connections program
- Wellbeing and social justice programs
- 1:1 Laptop program and digital support
- Quality Transitions and Pathways Program
- School Spectacular
- Knock Out Sports - local and state level
- University of Canberra Aspire Program
- Debating and Public Speaking Competitions
- DOVES Youth Ministerial Council
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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