Gifted Education

The Gwinnett County Public Schools gifted education program serves students by providing academic challenges for those who are intellectually advanced.  Any responsible person who has knowledge of a student’s intellectual abilities may refer a student to the local school’s gifted referral committee. 

Students are offered enriched academic experiences that focus on and extend Gwinnett County Public Schools' Academic Knowledge and Skills by a certified gifted teacher. This may be the homeroom teacher or another teacher. Students are identified and placed in gifted education based on criteria established by the Georgia General Assembly and the George Department of Education. Students who transfer from gifted education programs within the state of Georgia have reciprocity into the Gwinnett program providing the original placement was correctly completed. Students who transfer from out-of-state must meet Georgia requirements. Parents should notify the school when registering their student that he/she was identified as a gifted education student in the previous school. 

Please reach out to the school’s gifted eligibility team with any questions regarding referral for gifted education. The evaluation includes the student’s mental aptitude, achievement, creativity and motivation. Private evaluations and testing may not be substituted for test data generated by the local school.