High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE)

At Blacktown Boys High School, HPGE lives in everyday practice. We are committed to recognising and nurturing high potential and gifted students, ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive at our school.

• Our supportive classroom environments promote a sense of belonging and encourage risk-taking, creativity and collaboration.

• Groups are flexible for collaboration and presentation, students take lead roles, and feedback is strengths-based with clear goals and self-assessment.

• Students learn from tasks that promote choice, authenticity, and critical and creative thinking​ including cross-curricular projects.

• When evidence shows a need for more, students are extended and have the opportunity to access advanced pathways.

• We measure impact, not anecdotes, through student work, reflections and progress checks.

• Evidence based teaching strategies that enrich and extend HPGE learners.

Our school recognises that every student is individual, and we provide flexible and diverse opportunities for students to explore and grow their strengths outside the classroom.

• All our students, including high potential and gifted students, are encouraged to take on leadership roles through student representative council leadership, mentoring programs and peer coaching and leadership of major events including ANZAC, Academic competitions, Remembrance Day and NAIDOC assemblies.

• Extensive opportunities to explore STEM pathways such as robotics.
• Enrichment opportunities and programs, such as Model United Nations and Mock Trial.
• Creative thinking development including the school's annual Cafe D' Art showcase.

• Peer Mentoring
• Critical thinking workshops
• Sporting Competitions

• Premier’s Debating Challenge and creative writing competitions sharpen voice and argument.

• Additional extra-curricular opportunities that meet the needs of all HPGE domains including intellectual, physical, creative and social-emotional.

Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide programs that aim to extend and enrich student potential.

• Blacktown Boys High School continues to prioritise sporting participation in a multitude of competitions including gala days, combined high schools knock out competitions and selection through to zone, regional and state carnivals.

• Blacktown Boys High School students participate in Academy U, Mathematics, Science, Debating, NSW Geography and History Competitions.

• The Premier’s Sporting Challenge promotes whole-school participation in physical activity with leadership pathways and collaborative learning.  Students reflect and share their learning, so experiences build knowledge and character, contributing to the identity of themselves and their school.