Student opportunities and activities

At Wirreanda Public School, we offer a variety of programs in the classroom and across the school to help students build new skills, make friends and explore new interests.

Our programs may include:

school sport, athletics and inter-school competitions
creative and performing arts groups and showcases
cultural and language activities
excursions and incursions
public speaking and debating
lunchtime and interest-based clubs
student leadership opportunities
activities that support high potential and gifted learners.

Our high potential and gifted highlights

Signs of high potential

High potential and gifted children tend to:

be very curious
learn new ideas or skills quickly and easily
display a good memory
ask complex questions
be creative
enjoy thinking in complex ways
require fewer repetitions when learning new things
become very focused in their area of interest or passion.

Children with high potential like to be challenged. If you observe your child is more advanced than their peers, in any area or domain, it is recommended that you discuss this with your child's teacher.

At Wirreanda we provide a range of in-class and enrichment opportunities to cater for all four domains of high potential and giftedness.

Intellectual Domain

Da Vinci Decathalon
Debating
Public Speaking
Game Changer
Maths Olympiad
BEBRAS Challenge
Writing enrichment opportunities, including Deadly Lyrics and competitions
ICAS Assessments
Grime Scene Investigations
Red Room Poetry competitions
Premier's Spelling Bee
Wet and Wild Awabakal Challenge

Creative Domain

Film by the Water
Starstruck
Junior Dance
Senior Dance
Choir, including performing at the Choral Music Festival at the Opera House
Operation Art
Cultural Calendar for Diversity competition

Physical Domain

PSSA competitions, including: netball, soccer, tennis, Oztag, rugby union
Inclusive sports opportunities, including the Boccia competition and Sports Day run by Department of Education Sports Unit.

Social Emotional Domain

Student Representative Council
Junior AECG
Defence Ambassadors
Year 6 Buddies
GEM TV

Cultural Connections

Each week our Aboriginal Education Officer (AEO) has the opportunity to meet with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students after lunch for cultural connection opportunities. This includes the Stage 3 Didge group, dance groups and a range of activities. Our Aboriginal students regularly discuss their Personalised Learning Pathway (PLPs) goals with our AEO Zak.

Our Junior AECG also meets regularly and attends the local AECG as our school representatives. They work with Mrs Shearer and Zak for school events, including NAIDOC week and Yarn Up breakfast.

We have a dedicated cultural space that students can access during recess and lunch, as well as during cultural connection opportunities.