Student opportunities and activities

Our High Potential and Gifted Education Highlights

Debating and public speaking

Students can develop their thinking, communication and teamwork skills through Debating and Public Speaking. Every student Year 3-6 are involved in the Bear Pit Public Speaking

Creative and performing arts

Our drama, music and art programs support students to develop their talents, be creative and express themselves. There are opportunities for concerts, Arts Unit drama and dance performances.

Physical Domain

Touch football

Trips and excursions

Our students enjoy getting out of the classroom to explore, learn and try new things. These experiences help them grow, build confidence and see how their learning connects to the world.

Student opportunities and activities

HPGE opportunities:

At Manly West Public School, we offer a variety of programs in the classroom and across the school for students to build new skills and explore and develop talents with a range of activities, that support high potential and gifted learners in the four domains.

Our programs include:

Academic Enrichment Programs- Mathematics
Literacy differentiation HPGE
Network Writing and Poetry Competitions and external.
Coding for students: Technology Leadership Team; Coding projects and Competitions
Premier's Reading, Spelling and Debating Challenge including Zone, Regionals and State Levels
Debating and Public Speaking Competitions –Bear Pit at Parliament House and Multicultural Public Speaking – Local, Zone Regional Finals.
Elite Leadership Programs –Student Representative Council; Leadership workshops; Leadership Network Days; Network Leadership Representative; Leadership with Cultural and Environment Teams such as Harmony Day Leadership. Kitchen Garden, Sustainability and Green Team Leadership opportunities.
Projects in groups that support Academic and Social and Emotional potential such as Sustainability and Influential Person; Project Penguin, Pedlars' Parade.
4 Bands –Training, Intermediate, Concert and Performance Band reaching all levels of competitions and at Sydney North and State Level.
Elite Dance for Junior, Senior Girls' and Boys' Groups with Arts Unit; State Opportunities
Elite Drama Groups with Arts Unit and Festivals. State Opportunities.
Choir- Junior and Senior and Boys' choirs.
PSSA Interschool Sport in a variety of Sports.
Elite programs for a wide variety of Sport, including Athletics, Swimming and Cross Country, Softball, Rugby Union and Rugby League reaching Regional, State and National Levels.
Arts Alive and Reconciliation Arts Challenges –selected students
Arts Unit 2-day program -selected students.
Chess and Chess interschool competitions
Creative and Performing Dance Expo opportunities for all students.
Cultural Activities including Aboriginal Dance and Drama Groups