High potential and gifted education

Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking, leadership or sport.

At our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.

Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?

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.

In our classroom

Our skilled teachers design purposeful, differentiated lessons that stretch and support students at their point of need, ensuring high-engagement and growth for every learner.
Staff participate in targeted professional learning and coaching cycles, continually refining practice to deliver high-impact, evidence-informed instruction.
Classrooms are nurturing, predictable and intellectually stimulating, empowering students to take risks, embrace challenge and build resilience as learners.
Students engage in rich, open-ended inquiry and extension tasks that promote deep thinking, creativity and advanced problem-solving.

Across our school

Millfield students enjoy a broad range of sporting pathways, including gala days, representative opportunities and selective trials. Our partnerships with neighbouring small schools allow students to join combined squads, broaden their experiences and compete at higher levels.
The Talented Athlete Leadership Program (TALP) supports students demonstrating high potential in movement, leadership and personal development. The program blends physical challenge with mentoring, teamwork, self-regulation and goal setting across multiple domains of the HPGE Policy.
We are proud of our vibrant cultural programs, including Nguraki Yarning Circle sessions, where students engage in meaningful dialogue, storytelling and cultural learning, and our Deadly Cooking Program, which strengthens identity, connectedness and wellbeing through food, guided practice and community participation.
Project Humble offers a unique, year-long, hands-on beekeeping and sustainability experience. Students explore real-world science, environmental stewardship and creative problem-solving through our Flow Hive 2+, online interactive components, and collaborative challenges. Each year the program expands to include new initiatives—such as Wombat Warrior, Super Potatoes, and Sea Horse Saviour—that empower students to take environmental action in engaging and authentic ways.
Our Kitchen Garden Program immerses students in growing, harvesting and preparing seasonal produce. It builds practical life skills, encourages healthy living and provides rich cross-curricular learning linked to science, sustainability, mathematics and wellbeing.
Strong transition pathways prepare students for enrichment, selective and extension programs at high school, ensuring a smooth progression and continuity of challenge for high-potential learners.
Students with talent or interest in the performing arts have opportunities to audition for Starstruck and the CCGPS Choir, while our school Dance Group and Choir offer expressive, creative and collaborative learning experiences.
Leadership development is actively built into school life, with opportunities such as peer-led sport, peer support programs, student mediators and event leadership roles fostering confidence, voice and responsibility.
Our Student Aboriginal Education Team leads cultural initiatives and student voice projects that deepen cultural understanding and embed authentic perspectives across school programs.
We recognise and celebrate students’ achievements both within and beyond the school setting, acknowledging a wide range of talents, interests and pursuits.

Across NSW

- Premier’s Spelling Bee, where students refine vocabulary knowledge, memory and attention to detail.
- Premier’s Debating Challenge, strengthening analytical reasoning, collaboration and spoken persuasion.
- Public Speaking Competitions, encouraging clarity of communication, confidence and the ability to engage audiences.
- Film by the Vines, nurturing storytelling and digital media skills. Exceptional films may be selected for Film By Invitation, showcasing work from the most talented student filmmakers across NSW.
- Representation through PSSA pathways, with gifted athletes progressing from school-based sport to zone, regional and state competition.