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Student opportunities

The following list, which will be added to in the future, provides a preliminary guide to opportunities for gifted and talented students' participation in competitions that extend and enrich the curriculum.

Australian Mathematics Trust. http://www.amt.canberra.edu.au/

Rio Tinto Big Science Competition. http://www.rtbsc.edu.au/www/index.cfm?itemID=3

Tournament of minds.http://www.tom.edu.au/

UNSW Educational Assessment Australia (formerly the Educational Testing Centre). http://www.etc.unsw.edu.au/

The following provides information about programs that are offered by external organisations to extend and enrich the educational experiences of gifted and talented students.

The NSW Art Gallery provides an educational program for schools which includes opportunities for gifted and talented students. Information about the courses is available at http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/ed

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