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Gifted students & parents

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Expand your mind in a fun & challenging setting

Our GERRIC for Gifted Students program is offered to gifted and talented students (students who can perform in the top 10% of their age-peers) in Years 3-10 at Australian primary, middle or secondary school. This is a school holiday program that expands the minds of bright, inquisitive individuals looking for an intellectual challenge that is more demanding and more fun than they may sometimes experience at school.

GERRIC Student Programs open a student's mind to abilities they may not have known they possess. At UNSW, gifted students meet others who share their interests and they are taught by educators who love working in this field. Our programs are offered on the UNSW campus and give students the opportunity to work on a small project.

Ticket Sales

Tickets went on sale on Thursday, October 24th. Many programs are now sold out.

A limited number of tickets are available for students in the following programs:

  • Years 7-8: Subversive Scribbles
  • Years 9-10: Building a language: An introduction to linguistics
  • Years 9-10: Cosmology: Life, the Universe and Everything

To read more about the programs and purchase tickets, please visit our Swoogo ticketing website.  

Click here to explore the ticketing and application process, ensuring you are fully prepared before purchasing your tickets.

Waitlist Tickets

All Years 3-4 and Years 5-6 programs are sold out. Most Years 7-8 programs have also sold out. You can join the waitlist by selecting the "Register Now" button then the year group on our Swoogo event platform here.
Please note that waitlist tickets are only offered if a ticket becomes available due to a registration cancellation or change. Waitlist tickets will only be offered to parents and guardians registered on the Swoogo waitlist.

 

The GERRIC Student Programs will be hosted on the UNSW Kensington Campus in January 2025.  Click here to view our January 2025 Program Offerings

Key Dates include: 
Face-to-Face sessions are 3 Day Programs

  • Junior Scientia Years 3 – 6: January 22, 23 & 24
  • Scientia Challenge Years 7 – 10: January 15,16 & 17
  • Programs start at 9:00 AM and end at 3:00 PM daily.

Ticket Prices: 

  • Face-to-Face Sessions: 3 Day Programs are $515.00

Ticket Sale Dates:
General public tickets: 

  • Tickets will be available from 24 October. 

Entry Criteria

GERRIC sets academic entry criteria for all students attending the student programs. When purchasing a ticket, you will be required to submit your student's entry criteria. To review the entry criteria, please click here.

  • Submission of entry criteria is mandatory for all new students
  • Returning students will not be required to resubmit entry criteria

Program years are based on the year in which your child will be returning to school in January 2025. For example, if they are starting year 7 in January, they will need to select a Seniors Program Years 7-8. 

Connect with fellow parents during the programs

In 2024, we hosted presentation for parents on the first day of the programs to provide an opportunity to connect with other parents of gifted learners. This exclusive gathering proved very successful with more than 50% of parents attending. We will be expanding our parent offerings in the 2025 GERRIC Student Programs. 

Learn about what GERRIC can offer your student

All workshops are developed and presented by experienced teachers who are qualified or experienced in gifted education. They possess the expertise and skills to encourage the interests and pique the curiosity of gifted children.  Workshops in Years 7-10 are developed and led by practising experts, the workshops follow a university-style investigative structure with intellectually-stimulating content.

To provide an appropriate level of rigour and challenge for gifted students, the level of difficulty of the workshops is set two years above the enrolled school level of the child. The workshop structure is also designed to further develop social skills and provide an opportunity for gifted students to meet like-minded peers with similar interests.

Experience the excitement of GERRIC Student Programs