Tamworth High School has been chosen as one of 13 school across the state to receive a share in $50 million for specialist school facilities.
The State Government says the commitment will expand high potential and gifted education opportunities across NSW public schools, by delivering upgrades and improvements to facilities such as science and technology laboratories, libraries, creative arts spaces, sporting facilities and design workshops, enabling the schools to deliver talent development and extension opportunities across a range of subject areas.
“Through our commitment to deliver high potential and gifted education across our state’s schools, parents can be confident that their local public school will bring out the absolute best in their child.” said Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning, Prue Car.
“NSW public schools already offer a free world class education, the addition of these programs will only enhance that offer.”
“The investment in specialist facilities like science and technology labs and creative performance spaces will enhance opportunities for students to nurture their talents in our high schools.”
Work with these partner schools is the first step in the NSW Government’s expansion of access to High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) opportunities across NSW public schools. Staff at these targeted schools will work with HPGE experts to deliver more opportunities that challenge and extend students to reach their potential.
These opportunities include activities such as class-level acceleration programs, inter-school competitions and tournaments, and statewide opportunities such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award program, the Premier’s Spelling Bee, the Gamechanger Challenge in design thinking, the Schools Spectacular and inter-school debating championships.
Priority schools have been chosen across metropolitan and regional NSW based on identified student needs, population growth, and schools’ capacity to accommodate increased enrolments.
The 13 partner schools
The school chosen to take part are:
- Batemans Bay High School
- Bowral High School
- Canobolas Rural Technical High School, Orange
- Chifley College Dunheved Campus
- JJ Cahill High School, Mascot
- Kooringal High School, Wagga Wagga
- Lake Macquarie High School
- Lithgow High School
- Marrickville High School
- Matraville Sports High School
- South Sydney High School
- Tamworth High School
- Windsor High School
The NSW Government and Department of Education is working closely with the partner schools to identify infrastructure investments that would best support student opportunities.
In addition to the facilities upgrades, teachers at the partner schools will receive dedicated professional learning to assist with identifying and rolling out more High Potential and Gifted Education opportunities for their students.
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