High Potential and Gifted Education
Marsden Road Public School (MRPS) promotes engagement and challenge for every student, regardless of background, across intellectual, creative, social-emotional and physical domains. MRPS has a responsibility to support all students in achieving their educational potential, through talent development opportunities and differentiated teaching and learning practices to ensure that their specific learning and wellbeing needs are met.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Recognising Potential and Developing Talent
At Marsden Road, we identify, support and extend student potential through targeted programs, differentiated learning and a strong commitment to excellence.
Tailored Lessons
Differentiated teaching is a key feature of learning at Marsden Road Public School. We tailor instruction to meet individual learning needs and strengths. In Years 3–6, streamed mathematics and spelling groups enable targeted teaching, focused practice and accelerated progress. This approach ensures students receive the right level of challenge and support at the right time.
Rich Opportunities and Activities
Students at Marsden Road Public School are offered a wide range of rich opportunities to develop their strengths and interests across the arts, sport, leadership and beyond.
Opening Doors to Wider Experiences
Our students are encouraged to take part in zone, regional and state opportunities that broaden their experiences and support them to grow and excel.
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.
At Marsden Road Public School, High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) is embedded in everyday practice. We recognise that many students demonstrate high potential, and we are committed to developing this into strong achievement and personal growth.
Teachers identify students’ learning needs through ongoing assessment and use evidence-informed teaching practices to challenge and extend learners. We provide a range of learning pathways, including enrichment and extension opportunities, to ensure students are supported at the appropriate level.
Students use feedback, clear learning goals and assessment to understand their progress and next steps. Our teachers engage in ongoing professional learning to meet the diverse needs of all students, including our high potential and gifted learners.
At Marsden Road Public School, we recognise that every student is unique, and we offer flexible and diverse opportunities for students to develop their interests and strengths.
Students extend their talents through debating, public speaking, and a range of academic and sporting competitions. Creative talents are celebrated through our school concert, Carols evening, visual arts community displays, music ensembles, choir, and multiple dance groups, including Korean Dance.
Leadership opportunities are developed through the SRC, Student Tutor Program, and student leadership teams.
Students are supported through a wide range of extracurricular opportunities, including environmental , art and writing clubs.
For students with sporting ability, opportunities include PSSA zone carnivals, selection for Liverpool Zone teams, and pathways through to Sydney South West and NSW PSSA representation.
Our students participate in a wide range of state-wide programs designed to extend learning and enrich student potential. These include opportunities such as the Premier’s Debating Competition, Premier’s Spelling Bee and Premier’s Multicultural Public Speaking Competition.
State-wide and NSW Department of Education support is available for our high potential and gifted students, and we actively assist with entries, preparation and reflection so that each experience meaningfully contributes to student learning and growth.
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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