Catering to the unique learning needs of high-ability and academically talented students at both Preparatory and Senior School, our sector-leading program is based on Gagné's Differentiating Model of Giftedness and Talent. The programs aim to identify exceptional abilities in subjects like language(s), maths, sciences, and humanities. All boys in Year 2 and Year 6, and all new students (up to Year 9 and in Year 10 by nomination), are screened for the ATD Program using multiple measures of ability, achievement, prior performancegrades and feedback from parents and teachers.The identification process acknowledges that boys may exhibit giftedness and still be in the process of developing talent. Similarly, gifted students may underachieve. It also acknowledges that some gifted students may also have a learning disability or difficulty. Identification focuses on abilitypotential in the lower grades, with more weight being given to academic performance in the upper grades. As with any innate ability, talent is developed through hard work, effort, task commitment and perseverance.

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