Learning
At our school, we teach the NSW curriculum and offer many different subjects to support each student’s learning. We know that development of skills in literacy and numeracy are the building blocks for learning and for everyday life. Our teachers use effective teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals.
Why choose us for your child’s learning?
Strong foundations
We focus on the skills your child needs to succeed in school and beyond. This helps them feel confident and prepared for the future.
High-quality education
We offer a range of subjects to match what students enjoy and want to learn about. Our skilled teachers support every student to find what they love, do their best and succeed.
Inclusive and personalised learning
Our teachers adjust how they teach to suit your child’s needs, interests and learning pace. We make sure every student feels confident and supported.
Extension opportunities
Some students are ready for more challenges. We offer open-ended tasks, enrichment programs and support. We help all students to reach their full potential.
What Students Learn
Students learn a wide range of subjects in the NSW curriculum. They build skills, think creatively and prepare for life beyond school.
At our school, students can take part in special religious education (SRE) or special education in ethics (SEE) classes, depending on what’s available. These classes are delivered by approved providers.
When enrolling your child, you will be able to choose an option from the approved providers offered at our school. Students not attending SRE or SEE are given supervised alternative meaningful activities.
You are welcome to change your choice at any time. Just let us know in writing or use the online form (if available at our school).
For more information, visit the department’s website or contact us.
At our school, we give the right support to help gifted learners to grow and do their best.
We notice these students early. They may learn quickly or show strong skills in creativity, leadership, problem solving or sport. We help them stay challenged with lessons and activities that match their strengths.
Contact us to learn more about how we support high potential and gifted learners.
Our Learning Approach
Our school uses explicit teaching. This means we clearly tell students what they are learning, why it is important and how to do it step by step. Explicit teaching helps students understand new ideas by breaking them into smaller parts.
Learning at our school is student-centred, inclusive and practical. We are committed to equity and access. We support all learning styles and needs. Our teachers use proven teaching strategies. They take part in ongoing professional learning to stay up to date with best teaching practice.
Our learning approach includes:
- real-world learning: hands-on tasks, group work and exploring new ideas
- technology: to help students learn and build digital skills
- flexible teaching: the right support for each student, with a focus on wellbeing
- community connections: through excursions and local programs.
Helping Students Progress
We support every student’s academic progress by:
- checking their progress and giving clear and timely feedback
- setting learning goals with each student
- giving extra help with personalised plans and support from specialist staff
- reporting on each student’s learning progress so parents and carers know how their child is doing
- providing targeted literacy and numeracy support in small groups
- making wellbeing part of everyday learning
- working with families to support learning at home and school
- helping students through transitions, like starting school or moving to a new stage of learning.
Learn more about additional learning support at our school.
Opportunity Classes and Selective High Schools
Selective education is one of the ways that the department supports students with high academic potential. Selective education includes selective high schools and opportunity classes.
Selective education has many benefits, including:
- Students learn alongside, and form friendships with, other high potential and gifted classmates.
- Special teaching methods allow students to learn at a quicker pace and in more detail.
- Research shows that students benefit both academically and socially when learning with classmates who have similar abilities.
Opportunity classes and selective high schools are not zoned so you can apply to any of them, even those outside your local enrolment area.
Use the following maps to find your closest:
Opportunity classes are offered in primary school from Years 5 to 6.
There is also an online opportunity class for students in rural and remote areas. Students attend a local host school and complete their maths and science and technology lessons online through Aurora College.
Parents/carers apply for opportunity class placement when their child is in Year 3 and can apply up until 20 February 2026, when their child is in Year 4.
You can include up to 4 school choices when you are applying for an opportunity class.
Selective high schools are offered in high school from Years 7 to 12. Parents/carers apply when their child is in Year 5 and can apply up until 20 February 2026, when their child is in Year 6. There are 4 types of selective high schools:
- fully selective high schools (where all students attending the school have high potential or are gifted)
- partially selective high schools (where one or two classes in each year are academically selective, with some non-selective classes for local students)
- selective agricultural high schools (day or boarding schools that emphasise the study of agriculture)
- Aurora College (a virtual selective high school – students attend a local host school and complete their English, mathematics and science lessons online with their Aurora classmates).
You can include up to 3 school choices when you are applying for a selective high school.
High potential and gifted students can be found across diverse family, socio-economic, language, cultural backgrounds and geographic locations.
Your child may have high academic potential if they demonstrate some of the following:
- enjoy learning
- have intense curiosity
- display a good memory
- ask complex questions
- enjoy learning new and often complex ideas or skills
- require fewer repetitions when learning new things
- are creative
- become intensely focused in their area/s of interest.
Note: Not all high potential and gifted students will display all of these characteristics, for example, due to disability, disadvantage and/or lack of opportunity.
Learn more about the department’s High Potential and Gifted Education Policy.
Places are offered to students based on their performance on the free computer-based placement test. Within each co-educational opportunity class and selective high school there will be an equal number of places available for girls and boys
We know that some high potential and gifted students are missing out because they experience educational disadvantage. The Equity Placement Model is designed to make entry fairer for these students by holding a percentage of places for high potential and gifted students:
- from low socio educational advantage backgrounds
- who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- from rural and remote areas
- with disability.
Students may like to do a small amount of preparation for the placement test using the department’s free resources so they know what to expect on test day:
- Applying for an opportunity class: Student resource hub
- Applying for a selective high school: Student resource hub.
Some practice helps students feel confident and prepared. Coaching is not necessary for sitting the OC and SHS placement tests nor is it endorsed by the NSW Department of Education.
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