It encourages the continuing development of appropriate strategies including early entry to school and accelerated progression. There will be ongoing community consultation regarding the implementation of the policy, particularly in relation to strategies such as the provision for early entry into schools. Programs to realise the full potential of gifted and talented young people must be balanced and implemented in a manner appropriate to the needs of the individual. The NSW Department of School Education Policy for the Education of Gifted and Talented Students , aims to achieve educational equity and high quality outcomes for all gifted and talented students, regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic or sociocultural backgrounds, and to ensure that these students are extended and enriched throughout their schooling. The overall aim of the policy is to maximise the educational outcomes of schooling for gifted and talented students.
Government schools have a responsibility to educate all students to their full potential.
The policy adopts the definitions of gifted and talented articulated in the NSW Government Strategy statement. Gifted students are those with the potential to exhibit superior performance across. Talented students are those with the potential to exhibit superior performance across in one area of endeavour. It is critical for gifted and talented students to be given appropriate opportunity, stimulation and the experiences to develop their potential and satisfy their learning needs. Special emphasis will also be given to identifying those students whose gifts and talents may have been previously overlooked.