High potential and gifted education
At Lambton High School, every learner’s potential is our priority. We recognise that many students have high potential across the creative, intellectual, physical, and social-emotional domains, and we are committed to nurturing that potential into powerful talents. Our dedicated teachers identify and support students’ strengths through an enriched curriculum, evidenced-based teaching strategies for talent development, and a diverse range of extra-curricular opportunities.
We foster a culture of high expectations and equity in excellence, ensuring every student has the opportunity to develop their abilities. Our approach challenges students to think critically, create innovatively, lead confidently, and grow continuously. HPGE at Lambton High School is embedded throughout our classroom learning and school-wide initiatives, offering opportunities that engage and inspire all learners.
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.
Using evidence-informed teaching practices, we challenge and extend students through enrichment and extension opportunities, ensuring every learner has the opportunity to thrive and reach their full potential.
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
- Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning.
- Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content.
- Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies.
- Opportunities for abstraction, inquiry, and curriculum depth.
- Tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking including cross-curricular projects.
- Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
- Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
- Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
- Structured peer collaboration and reflection.
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.
Our school recognises that every student is unique, offering flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and develop their strengths through targeted enrichment and extracurricular activities.
Some of these activities include:
- Stage 4 Lambton Learning Ladder (Inquiry Based Learning)
- Stage 5 Senior Foundation Courses
- Year 7 e3 Class (Engage, Enrich, Extend)
- Year 7 CAPA Class
- Stage 6 Extension Courses (English, History, Mathematics, Science)
- Academic competitions
- Colin Doyle Mathematics Competition (University of Newcastle)
- ICAS (Spelling, Writing, English, Mathematics, Science and Digital Technologies)
- Creative and performing arts groups and showcases
- Vocal Ensemble
- Dance Ensemble
- Concert Band
- M.A.D.D Night
- Artibald
- Cabaret
- Starstruck
- Hunter Dance Festival
- Excursions and incursions that enrich learning experiences
- Europe Trip
- Geography Fieldwork
- Mock Trial Competition
- HunterWise
- School sport, athletics, and inter-school competitions
- Cultural activities
- Yidaki Group
- Cultural Dance
- Lunchtime and interest-based clubs
- Make Break
- Student leadership
- Peer Support
- GRIP Leadership Conference
- Student Representative Council
- Junior AECG
Our students participate in a range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.
- The Premier’s Debating Challenge helps our students to build logical arguments and confidence in public speaking.
- The Premier’s Sporting Challenge (PSC) promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and professional learning.
- The Representative School Sport Pathway and PSSA and CHSSA events enable our students to trial and compete in sports at regional, state and national levels, fostering discipline, commitment and collaboration.
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.
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