Dear Parents and Carers, 

Opportunity classes are one of the ways that the NSW Department of Education provides support for high potential and intellectually gifted students. Applications for opportunity classes open on Thursday 4^th April and close Monday 20^th May 2024.

More information can be found at education.nsw.gov.au/oc

You can find out more about the application and placement process by attending a webinar about opportunity classes on Wednesday, 3^rd April. Register now

This webinar will cover the steps involved in applying for placement in an opportunity class for Year 5 entry in 2025.

It will cover:

• what are opportunity classes
• who are opportunity classes aimed at
• the benefits of opportunity classes
• the placement process
• the Equity Placement Model
• Aurora College: for students in rural and remote areas
• submitting the online application
• reasonable adjustments for disability
• preparing for the test
• outcomes
• the appeals process.

Kind regards,

Riverbank Public School

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