Gifted Education

A three-tier operational model is adopted in implementing gifted education in our school.

Level 1: School-based whole-class teaching
Our school immerses the core elements advocated in gifted education, such as higher-order thinking skills, creativity, and personal-social competence, in the curriculum for all students. Our lessons are differentiated through appropriate grouping to meet the learning needs, with enrichment and extension of the curriculum across all subjects in regular classrooms.

Level 2: School-based pull-out programmes
Students with specific talents or outstanding academic results will attend pull-out programmes within or after regular school hours to allow systematic training:
- For generic skills such as creativity training and leadership training programmes
- For specific subjects such as Maths and Arts

Level 3: Off-school support

Our school nominates exceptionally gifted students to join the programmes arranged by the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau and the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education. Both co-operate with tertiary institutions and other educational organisations/bodies to provide challenging off-site enrichment and extension learning opportunities for exceptionally gifted students nominated by schools.

Talent Pool

Our school encourages the diverse development of students. Enrichment programmes are offered to provide challenges for students. Our teachers review the Talent Pool each year. Students with outstanding results in their subjects, competitions, or a strong portfolio will be nominated. They are provided with opportunities to participate in gifted programmes offered by various educational institutions, and in inter-school and overseas competitions. Enrichment programmes such as Math Olympiad, Drama, Debate and Robotics are offered to students. Through these programmes, students can explore and develop their strengths and interests.

Elite primary students joined secondary peers (G7–9) for School Based Gifted Education Programme - Scientists in Residence (Physics and AI). Exploring physics, frequencies, and innovation, these young talents built immense confidence while collaborating across grade levels.

Acceleration Programme and Support

In our through-train system, students can benefit from the acceleration of individual subjects or even a whole grade. Various support measures are developed for their unique affective development.

According to the Reference Manual for Implementing Gifted Education in School: Acceleration Programmes, the definition of acceleration "is to acknowledge the diversity of learners’ abilities and the fact that this difference merits educational flexibility. This is an act of intervention to move high-ability students through an educational programme at a faster pace or at a younger-than-usual age. It provides study objectives which match the level, complexity, and pace of the curriculum to the readiness, needs, competencies, and motivation of the high-ability students."

Selected students can be offered grade-skipping, subject-skipping, or curriculum compacting.

- Grade-skipping means one or more level(s) placement ahead of one’s age-peers.
- Subject-skipping allows a student who excels in a particular academic subject to work with other students in that area of expertise at a rate that best suits his/her ability or current level of performance.
- Curriculum compacting enables high-ability students to learn at a faster pace and with less repetition of material they already know.

Students received the Grand Honour and High Honour awards in the SCAT test, which is conducted by the prestigious Centre for Talented Youth (CTY) – Johns Hopkins University.

Reference:
Education Bureau. (2008). Reference manual for implementing GE in school: Acceleration programmes. Curriculum Development Council, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/curriculum-development/major-level-of-edu/gifted/resources_and_support/ge_resource_bank/files/Policy/acceleration/Acceleration_Manual.pdf