High potential and gifted education

At Casino West Public School, we recognise that high potential can manifest in many different ways across all learners. Our approach to High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) is integrated into our everyday teaching and learning practices. This is supported by a strong emphasis on formative assessment, evidence-based strategies, and effective differentiation to meet the diverse needs of every student.

Here are some of the evidence-based teaching strategies used in the classroom to support all students:

Formative Assessment Tools
Teachers consistently use diagnostic assessments, observation checklists, and student self-assessments to identify individual strengths and areas for development. These tools provide valuable, real-time data that inform lesson planning and help differentiate instruction, ensuring continuous growth and engagement for every student.

Differentiated Learning Tasks and Flexible Grouping
Learning activities are designed to vary in complexity, enabling students to work independently, in pairs, or in flexible groups based on their interests or abilities. This approach ensures each student is appropriately challenged while fostering collaboration, leadership, motivation, and social skills.

High Expectations in Lesson Planning
Teachers communicate high expectations clearly by designing learning objectives that encourage higher-order thinking, creativity, and problem-solving. Students are encouraged to set personal goals, reflect on their progress, and develop a growth mindset, resilience, and self-efficacy, all of which contribute to deeper learning and higher achievement.

Student Leadership and Voice
Students are given opportunities to take on leadership roles in projects, discussions, and school initiatives that align with their interests. By setting goals and engaging in self-assessment, they develop ownership of their learning, motivation, and leadership skills.

Ongoing Professional Learning and Collaboration
Teachers participate in continuous professional development focused on inclusive strategies and collaborate regularly to share best practices. This ongoing collaboration ensures that the curriculum is consistently differentiated to support talent development, maintaining high instructional quality across the school.

At Casino West Public School, we prioritise High Potential and Gifted Education as an essential part of our educational approach. We are dedicated to identifying and fostering the unique abilities of each student by offering a wide range of flexible, diverse, and enriching experiences that promote growth in academic, creative, social, and physical areas.

Here are some of the opportunities designed to support the development of students' talents at Casino West Public School:

• The Premier's Sporting Challenge
• Interschool sports competitions
• Representative sport pathways
• Student Representative Council (SRC)
• Public speaking and debating
• Dance groups
• School choirs
• School camps
• Wellbeing programs
• Curriculum-aligned excursions and incursions
• Interest groups for primary student

• ICAS Competitions
• 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.
• Statewide dance performances and competitions