Ignite
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Ignite is a program for gifted and talented
young people in South Australia
, created in 1998 and formerly known as SHIP (Students with High Intellectual Potential). It is administered by the South Australian Department of Education and Children's Services
.
, written literacy, mathematics
and Raven's
components. Students are ranked on their performance and an aggregate is determined.
The best of the students who completed the test are notified later in the year and are then interviewed by Ignite staff from the schools. Applicants are then allocated according to residence to the three participating schools, either Aberfoyle Park High School
, Glenunga International High School
, or The Heights School
.
The following year participants start at this school and complete a vastly accelerated and enriching Year 8 course that is immediately followed by Year 10 (i.e. Year 9 is "skipped"). This is Ignite Accelerated.
Gifted education
Gifted education is a broad term for special practices, procedures and theories used in the education of children who have been identified as gifted or talented...
young people in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, created in 1998 and formerly known as SHIP (Students with High Intellectual Potential). It is administered by the South Australian Department of Education and Children's Services
Department of Education and Children's Services
The Department of Education and Children's Services is a South Australian state government department delivering and coordinating children's services and schooling.It includes the:*Office of the Deputy Chief Executive*Office of Schools...
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How the program works
At the beginning of the school year in South Australia (ie. January), DECS advertises for Year 6 or Year 7 applicants to take part in the program in the following year. The applicants are charged $60 and take a test made up of reading comprehensionReading comprehension
Reading comprehension is defined as the level of understanding of a text. This understanding comes from the interaction between the words that are written and how they trigger knowledge outside the text. ....
, written literacy, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Raven's
Raven's Progressive Matrices
Raven's Progressive Matrices are non-verbal multiple choice measures of the reasoning component of Spearman's g , which is often referred to as general intelligence. The tests were originally developed by John C. Raven in 1936...
components. Students are ranked on their performance and an aggregate is determined.
The best of the students who completed the test are notified later in the year and are then interviewed by Ignite staff from the schools. Applicants are then allocated according to residence to the three participating schools, either Aberfoyle Park High School
Aberfoyle Park High School
Aberfoyle Park High School is one of the largest public secondary schools in South Australia. Its facilities include the Community Library, Performing Arts Centre, Gymnasium, and the Information and Communication Technology facilities...
, Glenunga International High School
Glenunga International High School
Glenunga International High School is a publicly-funded school in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located approximately four km south-east of the Adelaide city centre in the suburb of Glenunga, between L'Estrange St and Conyngham St, adjoining the major thoroughfare Glen Osmond Road...
, or The Heights School
The Heights School (Australia)
The Heights School is a combined Secondary and Primary school serving the Modbury Heights area in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in Adelaide's District 5 school district, in close proximity to Golden Grove High School, Gleeson College and Pedare Christian College.-History:The Heights...
.
The following year participants start at this school and complete a vastly accelerated and enriching Year 8 course that is immediately followed by Year 10 (i.e. Year 9 is "skipped"). This is Ignite Accelerated.