High potential and gifted education
Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking, leadership or sport.
At our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.
Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School offers High Potential Gifted Education (HPGE) across multiple programs. High potential, gifted and highly gifted students have the opportunity to be involved in enrichment and extension programs across multiple KLAs in the school.
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
Curricular
The Nepean CAPA Curricular Program provides specialist classes designed to support, develop and enrich students who demonstrate high potential and who are gifted or highly gifted within the creative domain of The Arts. Students have the opportunity to develop and excel in their chosen area under the expert tutelage of highly trained staff. Entry to these programs is via audition only. 2025 auditions will open in March for Circus Arts, Creative Arts, Dance, Drama and Music from Years 7 through to 11.
Exta-Curricular
The Creative and Performing Arts Extra-Curricular Program involves a series of Ensembles, Companies and Studios that rehearse and meet before and/or after school. These programs offer students the opportunity to extend and develop their skills in specific genres of Circus Arts, Creative Arts, Dance, Drama and Music that are not limited by curriculum constraints. Students engaged in this program have the opportunity to perform and exhibit in festivals and shows outside of school. This program is open to ALL students of Nepean CAPA High School annually.
Nepean CAPA High School offers academic enrichment classes in Year 7 and Year 8. These classes offer students who demonstrate high potential, are gifted or highly gifted in the intellectual domain, the opportunity to be involved in a differentiated program of learning.
The enrichment stream provides a high challenge environment that encourages students to reach their full academic potential through academically rigorous programs, project-based learning, concept-based learning, and opportunities for independent and group development.
Applications for the enrichment class are available for Year 7 students only.
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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