High potential and gifted education
Some students learn more quickly and easily than others, excelling in areas such as creativity, critical thinking, leadership, or sport.
At Keira High School, we recognise and nurture these strengths from an early stage. Advanced learners are supported through engaging lessons and enrichment activities that challenge them, extend their abilities, and help them thrive.
Excel Class at Keira High School
Is your child a high achiever? Do they enjoy extending their knowledge and skills? Are they motivated to excel? If so, the Keira High School Excel Class may be the right choice for them.
What is the Excel Class?
Keira High School offers a Year 7 Excel Class for eligible students who thrive in an environment that nurtures creativity, curiosity, and determination to succeed. The program provides a differentiated learning experience, designed to challenge students while supporting their personal growth.
Our Approach
All students at Keira High School benefit from high-quality teaching that meets their individual learning needs. The Excel Class takes this a step further, giving students the opportunity to develop across the four domains of potential:
- Intellectual
- Creative
- Physical
- Social and Emotional
Benefits for Students
Students in the Excel Class engage in a deeper exploration of the curriculum, enriched with activities that:
- Provoke and extend their thinking
- Challenge their problem-solving abilities
- Encourage teamwork and leadership
- Develop flexibility and resilience
- Strengthen skills in design, communication, and project management
Why Choose the Excel Class?
This program is designed to broaden horizons and unlock potential, ensuring students are prepared not only for academic success but also for the challenges and opportunities of the future.
Recognising potential and developing talent
Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
Tailored lessons
Each student has different abilities. Teachers respond to each student’s ability by providing extra challenges and extension activities to keep learning exciting and engaging.
Rich opportunities and activities
Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide opportunities that aim to extend and enrich student potential.
What is high potential and gifted education?
High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) is how our school supports students with advanced learning needs.
We do this through:
- effective teaching strategies like enrichment, extension and acceleration
- tailored support during lessons that stretch, challenge and inspire
- access to a wide range of opportunities both within and beyond our school.
Our high potential and gifted education opportunities
Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.
Academic competitions
The Premier’s Sporting Challenge
Music ensembles
Help for your high potential child
If your child shows signs of high potential and you would like to apply for the Excel class for your student in Stage 4, contact us. We can share how our HPGE support can guide their learning journey.
Student opportunities and activities
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Learning
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