High Potential and Gifted Education

The Education Act (NSW) 1990 supports every student to achieve their educational potential. High potential and gifted students across all 4 domains of potential (intellectual, creative, physical and social-emotional) require evidence-based talent development to optimise their growth and achievement.

The High Potential and Gifted Education Policy promotes engagement and challenge for every student in every school. The policy also identifies and addresses the learning needs of high-potential and gifted students.

The policy draws on Françoys Gagné's definitions of giftedness and talent established in the Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent DMGT 2.0 (2009).