High potential and gifted education

At Curl Curl North Public School, HPGE lives in everyday practice. We challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day.

• Teachers identify students' learning needs in the classroom and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend students. We provide learning pathways, including enrichment and extension programs and acceleration.
• Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.
• We provide tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking.
• Our teachers engage in professional learning to support the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners

Every student is individual, so opportunities are flexible and diverse.

• Intellectual challenge is fostered through opportunities such as extension and enrichment groups; Maths Olympiad; Public Speaking Competitions; ICAS competitions; Chess competitions; Debating competitions; School Magazine team; and, Poetry and Writing competitions.
• Creative talent is developed through school opportunities such as the Training, Intermediate & Senior Bands; Recorder Band; Junior and Senior choirs; Junior and Senior Dance Groups; Drama Ensemble; Public Speaking; and, student roles in our technology and media teams.
• Creativity shines through showcases such as the Curly Creative Arts Showcase; Curly Art Show; Schools Spectacular; LightsUP Drama Festival; Northern Beaches Instrumental Festival; Primary Proms; Northern Beaches Eisteddfod; Book Character Parade; and, the Sydney North Dance Festival.
• Leadership grows through SRC, Year 5 Leadership Day, Year 6 Leaders, Student Canteen Volunteers, Chicken Tenders (students who are responsible for the chickens and coop) and peer support.
• Daily life invites curiosity and belonging, with Open Library, Quiet Space and Eco Garden at break times, plus clubs and activities like Chess Club, Languages, Music lessons and Debating Club before and after school.
• Sport matters too, with diverse school sport opportunities; interschool PSSA sport; representative pathways to zone, regional, state and national level competitions; swimming, cross-country and athletics carnivals.

Our students participate in a wide range of statewide programs to extend and enrich student potential.

• Students participate in opportunities such as DoE Arts Unit Arts Alive, APSMO Maths Olympiad, Premier’s Spelling Bee, Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking, Premiers Debating Challenge, What Matters Writing Competition, DoE Arts Unit Pulse Alive, DoE Arts Unit Festival of Choral and Instrumental Music, Bear Pit Public Speaking Competition and AAMT Australian Maths Competition.
• Statewide and NSW Department of Education support is available for high potential and gifted students, and we help with entries, preparation and reflection so every experience feeds back into learning.