Student opportunities and activities

At Cardiff North Public School, we believe in providing a wide range of opportunities and activities that enrich your child's educational experience. These activities not only enhance academic learning but also help students develop essential life skills, build friendships, and explore their interests.

Extra-Curricular Activities

We offer a variety of extra-curricular opportunities that cater to diverse interests. Your child can participate in:

• Premiers Spelling Bee: A fun and competitive way to enhance spelling skills.
• Zone Public Speaking: An opportunity to develop confidence and communication skills.
• PSSA Dunford Cup: We engage in soccer and netball competitions, promoting teamwork and sportspersonship.
• Cross Country, Athletics, and Swimming: These events take place at both school and representative levels, encouraging physical fitness and healthy competition.
• Hunter Dance Festival: A chance for students to showcase their dance talents.
• Starstruck: A performing arts showcase where students can shine on stage.
• Living Smart Festival: An event that promotes sustainability and environmental awareness.
• Green Team: A student-led group dedicated to maintaining our beautiful school environment.
• Chess Club: For those who enjoy strategic thinking and friendly competition.

Leadership Opportunities

We believe in nurturing leadership skills from an early age. Year 6 students have the chance to be elected as Captains and Vice Captains, while our primary students can become House Captains. These roles encourage responsibility and teamwork.

Additionally, students can stand for nomination as a member of the Student Representative Council. This council allows them to represent their class and participate in decision-making processes, ensuring that their voices are heard in school matters.

Contact us to learn more about what’s available and how your child can get involved.

High potential and gifted education

Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in intellectual, social-emotional, physical or creative domains.

At our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.

What is high potential and gifted education?

High Potential and Gifted Education (HPGE) is how our school supports students with advanced learning needs.

We do this through:

• effective teaching strategies like enrichment, extension and acceleration

• tailored support during lessons that stretch, challenge and inspire

• access to a wide range of opportunities both within and beyond our school.

Our high potential and gifted education opportunities

Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.

In our classrooms, HPGE looks like:

• personalised learning plans and Ready to Learn Plans, focused on students individual learning needs.
• opportunities for extension and enrichment

In our school, HPGE looks like:

• targeted extension groups
• external academic competitions
• students voice and leadership opportunities
• representative and school level sporting opportunities
• Chess Club
• Green Team
• Public Speaking
• Spelling Bee
• Peer Support
• Starstruck
• Hunter Dance Festival

Across the DoE this looks like:

• Opportunity class placement
• Selective High School opportunities (academic, creative arts, and sport)
• State and National level sporting representation

Our extra-curricular highlights

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For payments related to school events, we use School Bytes for convenient online transactions. You will receive a note and payment request via email for each event. Cash or EFTPOS payments can also be made at the school office.

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