High potential and gifted education
High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) at Swansea High School is dedicated to identifying and meeting the diverse needs of students who demonstrate advanced abilities across the four HPGE domains of intellectual, social/emotional, creative, and physical. Our programs are designed to provide challenging, engaging, and supportive learning experiences that nurture each student’s strengths and encourage their continued growth.
High Potential Students
High potential students are those whose potential exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains. Their potential may be assessed as beyond the average range across any domain. They may benefit from an enriched or extended curriculum and learning opportunities beyond the typical level of students the same age.
Gifted Students
Gifted students’ potential significantly exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains. It is estimated that 10% of students may be considered gifted. These students typically develop talent and achieve mastery notably faster than their age peers. They may benefit from an extended curriculum and learning opportunities significantly beyond the typical level of students the same age.
Highly Gifted Students
Highly gifted students’ potential vastly exceeds that of students of the same age in one or more domains. Highly gifted students have potential assessed in the top 1% or less of age peers. Highly gifted students may require specific and more significant curriculum adjustments to meet their learning and wellbeing needs.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Intellectual Domain
Refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning.
Social Emotional Domain
Refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others.
Creative Domain
Refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality.
Physical Domain
Refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control.
Learn more about HPGE
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
Discover the clubs, sports and other opportunities our students have beyond the classroom.
Learning
Find out about our approach to learning and supporting students to progress.