2020 Gifted and Talented Information Night

We invite interested parents (and prospective students) to come along to our information evening 6pm 26 March to find out what makes our program different. You will hear from students who have been through the program and find out all details regarding the application process.

A Gifted and Talented class in Year 7 and 8

At Riverside, we have a long established Gifted & Talented class. This class is provided with an enriched curriculum that caters to the particular needs of Gifted & Talented students. The class members are extended in all subjects to encourage higher order thinking, creativity and inquiry-based learning. 

Core subject extension classes in Year 9 and 10

There is a Gifted and Talented class in each core subject. There is also the opportunity to choose special elective subjects such as Philosophy, and students take part in Macquarie University’s Big History Project as part of Elective History.

Application Process

Prospective students must sit a General Abilities Test and submit two work samples from recent school work and assignments in order to be considered for our Gifted and Talented class. Please come along to our information evening to find out about our program and the application process. 

Step 1: Register online and pay for the entrance test

Complete an online registration and $15.00 fee by Thursday 11th April 2019
Payments for the test are through our payment portal. When filling out the payment details, please select Other as the payment type,  'GAT test' as the payment description and $15.00 as the payment amount.

Click here to complete the online registration form. The form includes an upload of up to 2 work samples in 1 file. The works samples should consist of 1 piece of project work and 1 piece of creative writing.

Step 2: Sit the entrance test and submit a completed application form.

4-5pm on Tuesday 14 May @ Riverside Girls 
Complete an application form which will be submitted on the afternoon of the test.  

Download the application form here