High potential and gifted education

High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) is highly integrated within our classrooms at Queanbeyan South Public School. Our teachers take pride and nurture our HPGE students and allow them to grow whether this be through extracurricular activities, STEM programs, physical education or encouraging them to join clubs we have at our school.

The NSW Department of Education's HPGE policy outlines the importance of supporting giftedness across four essential domains, which is what Queanbeyan South Staff pride themselves on doing.

These domains include;

• Creative domain; The creative domain refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality
• Intellectual domain; The intellectual domain refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning
• Physical domain; The Physical domain refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control
• Social-Emotional domain; The Social-emotional domain refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others

Queanbeyan South Public School Students are given and supported with the chances to participate in a wide ranges of HPGE programs that are state wide. These all fit into the domains highlighted by The NSW Department of Education, and give the students opportunities to expand their knowledge and experience in certain programs.

• Students participating in school carnivals and gala days are able to progress through selections and if selected are bale to represent not only their school but their district, region and even their state.
• The Physical domain isn't the only domain this opportunity arises in, students also have this opportunity through Creative, Intellectual and Social-Emotional domains.

At Queanbeyan South we offer our HPGE students high quality learning opportunities through programs such as:

• Specialised STEM program
• Tournament of Minds
• Debating
• Schools Spectacular; District Performing Arts Festival, Choral Festival
• Writing extension group
• Chess club
• Environmental club
• Movement class
• Sporting specialties; Matt Giteau cup, Sullivan shield, AFL, netball, gala days, PSSA, athletics skills
• Student Representative Council (SRC)
• Academic extension class; Opportunity Class
• Dance Ensembles
• Specialist sporting programs; High Potential rugby league, High Potential rugby union
• Enrichment, extension and extracurricular programs
• HPGE specialised group activities from Year 1 - 6
• Public Speaking
• Engineering games
• School Band
• Transition to Highschool days beginning in Year 5
• Dungeons and Dragons Club
• Library Club

The creative domain refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality. Queanbeyan South is proud of our strong performing arts culture, with representation and presentation in:

• Queanbeyan Choral Festival
• District Performing Arts Festival
• Cultural dances and workshops

The intellectual domain refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning. We support students in a range of ways to develop their talents in and beyond the classroom through:

• Our OC class offered to students in years 5 & 6
• Kitchen
• Premiers Reading Challenge
• Premiers Spelling Bee
• Academic competitions and workshops eg. debating

The Physical domain refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control. Students are supported and encouraged to build their talents through:

• Swimming carnival
• Athletics carnival
• Cross country
• Colour Fun run
• PSSA sports days eg. touch football, soccer, netball
• Lunch time activities supported by Staff

The Social-emotional domain refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others. We support and develop the abilities of our students through:

• Public speaking
• Student Representative Council (SRC)
• Student leadership opportunities Years 1-6
• Camps and excursions
• Aboriginal education