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.
We support advanced learners with differentiated lessons in the classroom and through our innovative Platinum Program for leaders and achievers. Hear about the program from one of our Platinum students.
Enrol now for Platinum Club
Aiming to study at university? Students with high potential should apply to be part of our program for motivated and goal oriented learners at Wyndham College.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Recognising potential and developing talent
Platinum mentors and teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be. Join like minded students who are aiming for great HSC results.
Tailored lessons
Each Platinum 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
Platinum students are encouraged take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Platinum 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:
- 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. Wyndham College offers opportunities to develop student talent across the four domains of potential as described in Gagne's Model of Giftedness. These opportunities include:
- enrichment, extension and acceleration in selected subjects
- extra-curricular experiences, performances, projects, exhibitions and competitons across faculties
- comprehensive goal setting, wellbeing and mentoring programs
- partnerships with industry, university, TAFE, Collegiate etc..
Click on each of the four domains below to see what Wyndham College has to offer for our HPGE students.
Platinum Club FAQs
Platinum Club is a selected stream of goal oriented and hard working students at Wyndham College. An intensive curriculum is delivered through the Platinum Program that enriches and extends the students learning. The Program also aims to develop the talent of high potential and gifted students in one or more domains including: intellectual, creative, physical-sport or social-emotional.
Wyndham College aims to:
- assess high potential and gifted education (HPGE) students
- identify HPGE student’s specific learning needs
- promote engagement, opportunities and challenge for HPGE students across all four domains: Intellectual | creative | social-emotional | physical-sport
- provide resources to support HPGE achievement
- meet wellbeing needs of HPGE students
- compact curriculum & group study HPGE strategies
- differentiate curriculum and learning experiences
- accelerate, extend & enrich HPGE students in consultation with students and their learning interests and goals
- create learning environments that include specialist staff that support HPGE students to experience efficacy & agency
- collaborate with families, school communities, universities, consultants, industry and the wider community to support the talent development of HPGE students.
Platinum students are selected based on their application, enrolment interview or school reports including information from their 7-10 school. A panel of staff at Wyndham College will select successful students however the Principal's decision is final. Students will be notified via email and invited to attend an induction morning at the College. Places are limited as this program is in high demand so apply early.
Wyndham College Platinum students have successfully applied for universities, academies and scholarships globally over the past 20 years. Follow our social media accounts on Facebook | Instagram for student success stories:
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- #platinumpotential
- #studentspotlight
- #wynwhat
Wyndham College is committed to developing all students using Gagne's Model of Giftedness to guide our talent identification and development programs. Students may be self, parent or teacher nominated through reports, assessments, observations, surveys, forms and performance.
Factors that facilitate talent development at our school include:
- opportunities for sustained deliberate practice
- quality teaching, curriculum and provisions including access to flexible curriculum options
- programs that develop resilience, motivation, effort, and perseverance
- provision of a range of opportunities to engage students and identify their learning interests
- a supportive learning environment.
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.
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