Student Opportunities and Activities
Our school is founded on the idea of Learning for Life and the choice that students make to be accountable, respectful, and engaged. We encourage everyone to try new things and the seize the opportunities available to them. This includes academic challenges and extracurricular activities.
Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be. 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. Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
We aim to provide a high challenge, high support environment.
To identify high potential and nurture talent across a range of areas, we provide a range of opportunities.
- Glee Club (K-2)
- Choir
- Becoming a library monitor
- Joining the Junior AECG (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students)
- Maywest Mob (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students)
- Becoming a Student Representative Council (SRC) member
- Swimming, cross country and athletics carnivals
- Public speaking in class, with the chance to compete at the zone level
- The Premier’s Reading Challenge
- The Premier's Sporting Challenge
- Being a buddy to a Kindergarten student
- Learning to Lead sports facilitators
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.
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.
Some students continue to develop and take on further challenges.
- Combat Choir (competitive)
- Becoming a member of the student executive (school captains, vice captains, and prefects)
- Becoming a sports house captain
- Becoming a member of the Junior AECG executive (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students)
- Debating
- Tournament of the Minds
- Sports teams that represent our school
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.
Have a question for our principal or teachers?
Our friendly office team can help you get in touch.