High potential and gifted education (HPGE)

Intellectual Domain

Annual academic competitions for all students include Public Speaking and the Spelling Bee, which occur at a school and beyond.

Based on need and student voice, we explore other opportunities to extend and enrich the learning of our students. For example, Maths Olympiad.

We have also formed links with Plumpton High School, allowing our Stage 3 students to apply to engage in their High Potential Gifted Education program.

We pride ourselves on having high expectations for every student and work hard to provide an environment where they are supported to take risks to grow.

Physical Domain

We are proud members of the Blacktown PSSA competition and provide our students with a range of team sport opportunities. Where students have the opportunitity to shine at a local, zone, regional and state level. Also developing their leadership and teamwork skills.

All students engage in the Premier's Sporting Challenge each year and we run swimming, cross country and athletics carnivals, fostering talent.

In addition, our students often engage in sports workshops and programs.

Multisport Days are offered for students with disabilities, allowing the opportunity for talent to be discovered and developed.

Creative Domain

We offer a range of creative opportunities. In the classroom, our students work in various groups calling on flexibility, collaboration, crtical and creative thinking.

All students are provided with differentiated teaching and learning practices within Drama, Creative Arts, Dance and Music as part of the syllabus.

In addition, we offer choir, dance groups, cultural dance opportunities and Cool Kids Music tuition.

Our Stage 3 dancers have the opportunity to engage with Plumpton High School through their High Potential Gifted Education program.

Our students proudly represent the school at a range of festivals and events, including The Blacktown Festival of Performing Arts, Elevate and during Public Education Week at Westfields.

Social Emotional Domain

We value and provide many opportunities to develop leadership, foster resilience and self-awareness and build positive relationships in our students.

All students have the opportunity to lead in the classroom through collaborative learning tasks.

We also have formal school leaderhips roles, including school captains, vice-captains, sport house captains.

We invest in building the capacity of our students through leadership development opportunities. Our School Captains proudly represent our school sitting on the Quakers Hill Student Leadership Council.

Glendenning PS is also represented on the Western Sydney Young Leader's Council by two of our Stage 3 students. Where they impact decisions made for children across Western Sydney.

We run a strong Student Representative Council providing voice for students from K-6, where they assist with decision making, problem solving and planning for our school.

Additional opportunities include Library Monitors, Peer Support and Buddy opportunities, including our GEM leader, linking closely to our committment to the Resilience Project.