28 Jul 2022
Meeting the Needs of High Potential and Gifted Students at
Narrabeen Sports High School
The High Potential and Gifted Education Policy has a renewed focus on finding potential to develop talent.
The guiding principles of the HPGE policy, are that:
- all students require access to learning programs that meet their learning needs and support to aspire to, and achieve, personal excellence
- there is a commitment to high expectations for all students.
- achieving excellence is underpinned by quality teaching, learning, and leadership.
We know students learn in different ways and at different rates. This is true in each of the four domains – physical, creative, social-emotional and intellectual. Some may learn quite quickly in the physical domain (picking up new skills rapidly), but when it comes to expressing creative skills through music may find it much more challenging – they can still learn in music, but may not learn as quickly as they do in other areas.
Guiding Principles - High Potential and Gifted Education Policy
Year 7 Aspirations Class 2023
The High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) processes embedded at Narrabeen Sports High School acknowledges our commitment to high-quality educational outcomes for all high potential and gifted learners.
As such, the Year 7 Aspirations class (HPGE) provides young people with access to a differentiated classroom environment which provides students with additional opportunities to extend and enrich their talents in the intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains of learning. Students in the Aspirations class have access to talent development opportunities, including individual mentorship, and differentiated teaching and learning practices, ensuring that their specific learning and wellbeing needs are met.
Placement in the Year 7 Aspirations class is through an application process for Year 6 students who are enrolled at Narrabeen Sports High School. The application process includes:
Submission of a student portfolio
Aspirations in-take day and interview process
Academic data and results provided by primary schools and parents/carers.