Inspire – High potential and gifted education (HPGE)

At Quakers Hill East Public School, we are committed to developing high potential across 4 domains: creative, intellectual, physical and social-emotional. We foster a culture of high expectations and equity in excellence, ensuring every student, regardless of background, has opportunities to develop their potential into talent. Inspire – High potential and gifted education is delivered in-class, across the whole school and department wide.

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?

Inspire – 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.

In our classroom

At Quakers Hill East Public School, every learner’s potential is our priority. We challenge our students to think, create, lead and grow every day. Our classroom practices support every student through:

Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking.
Flexible grouping for collaborative ideation and presentation.
Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment.
Strengths-based feedback and goal setting.
Opportunities for leadership within the classroom.
Structured peer collaboration and reflection.
Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking, and perseverance.

Across our school

At Quakers Hill East Public School, we are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive at our school. We offer a range of whole-school programs that support student growth, including:

Dance Groups
Choir
Gardening Club
Mindfulness Club
Knitting Club
Annual QHEPS Art Show
Jump Rope for Heart
Premier’s Reading Challenge
Chess
Public Speaking
Spelling Bee
Debating
Various sporting carnivals
Future Footprints Program
Livin’ Deadly Program
Peddlers Parade
School Leadership Team – School Captains and Prefects
Student Representative Council
House Captains
Library Monitors
Interschool Sport
Dedicated performance/rehearsal space
QHEPS Talent Quest

Across NSW

At Quakers Hill East Public School, we recognise that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside the classroom. We provide access to local, state and national competitions and events to help students explore and extend their talents including: